QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000n16u
USGS us6000n16u
27 May 2024, 02:51
82 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 53 km depth.
Published location
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-7.061100, 155.570700
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Event ID
us6000n16u
Coordinates
-7.0611, 155.5707
Network
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Significance
417