QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000am4b
USGS usp000am4b
9 Aug 2001, 19:57
60 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 145.3 km depth.
Published location
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-5.506000, 149.597000
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Event ID
usp000am4b
Coordinates
-5.506, 149.597
Network
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Significance
465