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USGS us7000k4m6

28 May 2023, 13:52

42 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 136.6 km depth.

Depth136.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated5 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.510400, 149.756700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000k4m6
Coordinates
-5.5104, 149.7567
Network
us
Significance
401