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USGS usp0007zzs

5 Apr 1997, 13:23

49 km W of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.5 mwc earthquake at 69.1 km depth.

Depth69.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km W of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.485000, 147.408000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007zzs
Coordinates
-6.485, 147.408
Network
us
Significance
650