QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us70005u63
USGS us70005u63
14 Oct 2019, 22:07
78 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 99.2 km depth.
Published location
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-6.019300, 146.901100
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Event ID
us70005u63
Coordinates
-6.0193, 146.9011
Network
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Significance
385