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USGS us6000qhly

3 Jun 2025, 11:41

174 km NNW of Kieta, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 518.5 km depth.

Depth518.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 174 km NNW of Kieta, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.682400, 155.272900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000qhly
Coordinates
-4.6824, 155.2729
Network
us
Significance
385