QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us70007pa5
USGS us70007pa5
13 Feb 2020, 10:16
162 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-5.526500, 153.130900
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Event ID
us70007pa5
Coordinates
-5.5265, 153.1309
Network
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Significance
432