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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp00032b2
USGS usp00032b2

9 Feb 1987, 18:17

61 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 44.1 km depth.

Depth44.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 61 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.002000, 147.802000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00032b2
Coordinates
-6.002, 147.802
Network
us
Significance
554