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USGS us7000ktef

5 Sept 2023, 16:03

Enga, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 49 km depth.

Depth49 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 November 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Enga, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.308100, 142.884100

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204 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

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11 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

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42 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

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40 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ktef
Coordinates
-5.3081, 142.8841
Network
us
Significance
520