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USGS usp000acnu

6 Apr 2001, 01:52

99 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 41 km depth.

Depth41 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 99 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.604000, 151.032000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000acnu
Coordinates
-5.604, 151.032
Network
us
Significance
449