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USGS usp000bq4s

7 Feb 2003, 01:08

149 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 104.7 km depth.

Depth104.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 149 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.558000, 153.598000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bq4s
Coordinates
-4.558, 153.598
Network
us
Significance
416