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USGS usp00053zt

7 Mar 1992, 18:37

191 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 14.9 km depth.

Depth14.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 191 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.477000, 146.316000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00053zt
Coordinates
-3.477, 146.316
Network
us
Significance
591