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USGS us2000d867

26 Feb 2018, 15:18

59 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.505200, 143.255000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000d867
Coordinates
-6.5052, 143.255
Network
us
Significance
612