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USGS us70006r5x

26 Dec 2019, 09:24

New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 106.5 km depth.

Depth106.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is New Britain region, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.478200, 150.919600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006r5x
Coordinates
-5.4782, 150.9196
Network
us
Significance
432