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USGS usp0006bdm

21 Apr 1994, 04:51

165 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 28 km depth.

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

Published location

Where is 165 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.702000, 154.120000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006bdm
Coordinates
-5.702, 154.12
Network
us
Significance
691