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USGS usp0009pfb

9 Mar 2000, 04:08

104 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.749000, 151.338000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009pfb
Coordinates
-3.749, 151.338
Network
us
Significance
385