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USGS usc000t6qg

15 Dec 2014, 01:18

52 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 118.5 km depth.

Depth118.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.610900, 150.607600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000t6qg
Coordinates
-5.6109, 150.6076
Network
us
Significance
400