QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us70006vii
USGS us70006vii
7 Jan 2020, 01:38
138 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 191 km depth.
Published location
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-5.441500, 147.015900
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Event ID
us70006vii
Coordinates
-5.4415, 147.0159
Network
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Significance
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