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USGS us6000g99i

5 Dec 2021, 11:40

13 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 February 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea?

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-2.806400, 141.321000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000g99i
Coordinates
-2.8064, 141.321
Network
us
Significance
385