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USGS us7000gjzc

11 Feb 2022, 13:15

52 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.510100, 144.101400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000gjzc
Coordinates
-3.5101, 144.1014
Network
us
Significance
417