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USGS us7000pfpb

23 Feb 2025, 22:50

109 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 109 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.294000, 154.498000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000pfpb
Coordinates
-6.294, 154.498
Network
us
Significance
400