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USGS usp000a5nb

7 Dec 2000, 09:31

57 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 57 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.274000, 152.786000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a5nb
Coordinates
-4.274, 152.786
Network
us
Significance
518