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USGS usp0002xba

20 Aug 1986, 08:05

134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 79.1 km depth.

Depth79.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.325000, 151.331000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002xba
Coordinates
-5.325, 151.331
Network
us
Significance
611