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USGS us7000ggxx

1 Feb 2022, 14:05

71 km W of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 177.4 km depth.

Depth177.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km W of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea?

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-7.103600, 145.996500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ggxx
Coordinates
-7.1036, 145.9965
Network
us
Significance
449