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USGS us6000myk7

14 May 2024, 18:15

10 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 121.2 km depth.

Depth121.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.647500, 150.155800

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121 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

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208 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

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157 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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105 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000myk7
Coordinates
-5.6475, 150.1558
Network
us
Significance
483