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USGS us6000k4fw

14 Apr 2023, 15:10

New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 56.2 km depth.

Depth56.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is New Britain region, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.503400, 152.075100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k4fw
Coordinates
-5.5034, 152.0751
Network
us
Significance
449