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USGS usp000aukb

14 Dec 2001, 00:21

47 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 110.4 km depth.

Depth110.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.169000, 142.397000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000aukb
Coordinates
-4.169, 142.397
Network
us
Significance
432