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USGS us6000lnek

14 Nov 2023, 18:41

46 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 85 km depth.

Depth85 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.447000, 143.164900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lnek
Coordinates
-4.447, 143.1649
Network
us
Significance
400