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USGS us6000qk2b

13 Jun 2025, 12:26

26 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 72.7 km depth.

Depth72.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.969400, 149.557800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000qk2b
Coordinates
-5.9694, 149.5578
Network
us
Significance
385