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USGS us7000h7a3

5 May 2022, 15:05

137 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 195 km depth.

Depth195 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 137 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.464700, 147.253100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000h7a3
Coordinates
-5.4647, 147.2531
Network
us
Significance
416