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USGS us700037m2

17 Apr 2019, 09:21

113 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 113 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea?

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-9.442800, 150.994100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us700037m2
Coordinates
-9.4428, 150.9941
Network
us
Significance
385