QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usb000s5dr
USGS usb000s5dr
22 Aug 2014, 15:29
24 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-6.585900, 146.818200
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Event ID
usb000s5dr
Coordinates
-6.5859, 146.8182
Network
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Significance
467