QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0009smd
USGS usp0009smd
8 May 2000, 11:28
121 km N of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 502 km depth.
Published location
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-4.457000, 150.004000
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Event ID
usp0009smd
Coordinates
-4.457, 150.004
Network
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Significance
572