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USGS usp00009tx

7 Feb 1975, 04:51

119 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.4 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea?

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-7.288000, 149.513000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00009tx
Coordinates
-7.288, 149.513
Network
us
Significance
630