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USGS usc000tkwl

2 Feb 2015, 08:25

235 km WNW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 235 km WNW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-1.539000, 145.214100

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.7

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M 6.11

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M 6.2

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M 6.2

180 km NNW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

M 6.3

144 km WSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

M 5.5

182 km NW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000tkwl
Coordinates
-1.539, 145.2141
Network
us
Significance
536