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USGS us6000dhfg

13 Feb 2021, 15:33

113 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 113 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea?

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-7.214800, 149.354900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dhfg
Coordinates
-7.2148, 149.3549
Network
us
Significance
483