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USGS usp0005g4f

31 Oct 1992, 14:46

42 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.1 ms earthquake at 28.9 km depth.

Depth28.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-2.298000, 141.256000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005g4f
Coordinates
-2.298, 141.256
Network
us
Significance
572