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USGS usp0000fe4

13 Mar 1976, 05:22

85 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.1 ms earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.256000, 154.716000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000fe4
Coordinates
-6.256, 154.716
Network
us
Significance
572