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USGS usp00071yq

17 Aug 1995, 11:01

159 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 159 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.168000, 153.447000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

162 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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106 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

99 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp00071yq

Coordinates

-5.168, 153.447

Network

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Significance

630