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USGS us7000ec0u

11 Jun 2021, 08:00

52 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 106 km depth.

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

Published location

Where is 52 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.029800, 146.260400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ec0u
Coordinates
-6.0298, 146.2604
Network
us
Significance
400