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USGS us7000f7zj

4 Sept 2021, 19:43

62 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 60.6 km depth.

Depth60.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.398000, 154.923800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000f7zj
Coordinates
-6.398, 154.9238
Network
us
Significance
450