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USGS us6000k5gu

19 Apr 2023, 10:06

30 km NNE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km NNE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.949600, 149.635000

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32 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k5gu
Coordinates
-5.9496, 149.635
Network
us
Significance
616