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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0000js5
USGS usp0000js5

5 Oct 1976, 19:02

244 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mb earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 244 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.426000, 153.002000

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M 6.3

79 km ENE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

M 6.3

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000js5
Coordinates
-6.426, 153.002
Network
us
Significance
611