QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000gx46
USGS us7000gx46
25 Mar 2022, 01:56
56 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 99.8 km depth.
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-6.223200, 146.876500
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Event ID
us7000gx46
Coordinates
-6.2232, 146.8765
Network
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Significance
435