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USGS us7000qwir

16 Sept 2025, 17:59

208 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 31 km depth.

Depth31 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 208 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.517900, 153.735400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000qwir
Coordinates
-5.5179, 153.7354
Network
us
Significance
554