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USGS usb000qpqh

11 Apr 2014, 08:31

80 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 July 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-7.045800, 155.480600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000qpqh
Coordinates
-7.0458, 155.4806
Network
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Significance
416