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USGS us6000lcyx

5 Oct 2023, 02:42

132 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 115.9 km depth.

Depth115.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 132 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.464700, 153.454800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lcyx
Coordinates
-4.4647, 153.4548
Network
us
Significance
449