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USGS usp000ag35

5 Jun 2001, 10:20

48 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.5 ms earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.731000, 146.557000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ag35
Coordinates
-6.731, 146.557
Network
us
Significance
465