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USGS us2000ddra

7 Mar 2018, 13:49

139 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.445600, 151.391300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000ddra
Coordinates
-5.4456, 151.3913
Network
us
Significance
484