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USGS usc000rfdw

13 Jun 2014, 23:59

31 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 69 km depth.

Depth69 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.277200, 147.808100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000rfdw
Coordinates
-6.2772, 147.8081
Network
us
Significance
400