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USGS usp0004ken

9 Jan 1991, 15:08

125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 27.7 km depth.

Depth27.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.396000, 151.837000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004ken
Coordinates
-5.396, 151.837
Network
us
Significance
591