QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usc000rcv8
USGS usc000rcv8
9 Jun 2014, 13:25
56 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-6.405000, 154.979300
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Event ID
usc000rcv8
Coordinates
-6.405, 154.9793
Network
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Significance
416