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USGS us6000iiej

9 Sept 2022, 14:12

23 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 November 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.007700, 142.814900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000iiej
Coordinates
-6.0077, 142.8149
Network
us
Significance
416