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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000rfye
USGS us6000rfye

10 Oct 2025, 03:08

139 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.076400, 147.971400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rfye
Coordinates
-3.0764, 147.9714
Network
us
Significance
611