QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000ldus
USGS us6000ldus
7 Oct 2023, 15:13
47 km SSE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 64.2 km depth.
Published location
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-5.632000, 145.924300
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Event ID
us6000ldus
Coordinates
-5.632, 145.9243
Network
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Significance
432