QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0009sz8
USGS usp0009sz8
15 May 2000, 03:20
87 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 354.9 km depth.
Published location
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-3.413000, 152.095000
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Event ID
usp0009sz8
Coordinates
-3.413, 152.095
Network
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Significance
449