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USGS us6000pzf1

17 Mar 2025, 21:18

42 km N of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 65.4 km depth.

Depth65.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km N of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.903600, 145.858900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pzf1
Coordinates
-5.9036, 145.8589
Network
us
Significance
401