QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000b3pu
USGS usp000b3pu
4 May 2002, 09:08
91 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 47.3 km depth.
Published location
Where is 91 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?
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-7.031000, 155.896000
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Event ID
usp000b3pu
Coordinates
-7.031, 155.896
Network
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Significance
449