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USGS us7000fusj

17 Nov 2021, 07:39

143 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 88.1 km depth.

Depth88.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 143 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.566400, 153.543800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000fusj
Coordinates
-4.5664, 153.5438
Network
us
Significance
433