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USGS usb000shl2

1 Oct 2014, 04:38

15 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 42 km depth.

Depth42 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.070600, 149.532900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000shl2
Coordinates
-6.0706, 149.5329
Network
us
Significance
554