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USGS usp000964k

11 Apr 1999, 17:50

94 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 58.3 km depth.

Depth58.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 94 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.000000, 148.495000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000964k
Coordinates
-6, 148.495
Network
us
Significance
554