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USGS us6000lp9k

18 Nov 2023, 03:01

107 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 107 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.755300, 151.302100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lp9k
Coordinates
-3.7553, 151.3021
Network
us
Significance
465