QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0009mg1
USGS usp0009mg1
22 Jan 2000, 00:29
212 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 35.4 km depth.
Published location
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-6.251000, 152.048000
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Event ID
usp0009mg1
Coordinates
-6.251, 152.048
Network
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Significance
416