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USGS us6000dfsv

9 Feb 2021, 02:55

110 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 53 km depth.

Depth53 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 110 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.204000, 151.760400

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157 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dfsv
Coordinates
-5.204, 151.7604
Network
us
Significance
483