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USGS usc000gtry

10 May 2013, 23:52

124 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 65.5 km depth.

Depth65.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 124 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.496000, 154.378000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000gtry
Coordinates
-6.496, 154.378
Network
us
Significance
400