QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us2000dcx1
USGS us2000dcx1
6 Mar 2018, 14:13
62 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.7 mww earthquake at 20.5 km depth.
Published location
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-6.304300, 142.611600
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Event ID
us2000dcx1
Coordinates
-6.3043, 142.6116
Network
us
Significance
697