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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000tie5
USGS us6000tie5

5 Aug 2026, 20:46

29 km S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 16.3 km depth.

Depth16.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.547100, 143.962400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000tie5
Coordinates
-6.5471, 143.9624
Network
us
Significance
416