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USGS us7000msyi

17 Jun 2024, 09:40

186 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 August 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 186 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.128800, 148.546000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000msyi
Coordinates
-3.1288, 148.546
Network
us
Significance
432