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USGS us6000rwai

21 Dec 2025, 05:25

142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 33.4 km depth.

Depth33.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 March 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.562500, 151.860600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rwai
Coordinates
-5.5625, 151.8606
Network
us
Significance
416