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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000qilr
USGS us6000qilr

7 Jun 2025, 03:51

123 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 197.9 km depth.

Depth197.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 123 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.549400, 147.374900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000qilr
Coordinates
-5.5494, 147.3749
Network
us
Significance
385