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USGS usp000a6fj

21 Dec 2000, 01:01

110 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.4 mwb 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 110 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.706000, 151.122000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a6fj
Coordinates
-5.706, 151.122
Network
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Significance
630