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USGS usp0003aj2

25 Nov 1987, 16:08

69 km NNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 140.6 km depth.

Depth140.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 69 km NNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.601000, 149.390000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003aj2
Coordinates
-5.601, 149.39
Network
us
Significance
572