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USGS us6000qhjx

3 Jun 2025, 04:50

84 km S of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 58.9 km depth.

Depth58.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 84 km S of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-7.319600, 147.886700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000qhjx
Coordinates
-7.3196, 147.8867
Network
us
Significance
400