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USGS usp0005chz

16 Aug 1992, 11:23

99 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 215.2 km depth.

Depth215.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 99 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.368000, 146.669000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005chz
Coordinates
-5.368, 146.669
Network
us
Significance
611