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USGS usp000bth2

26 Mar 2003, 02:36

83 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 85.9 km depth.

Depth85.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.373000, 153.019000

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M 5.1

166 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

M 5.1

143 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

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163 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bth2
Coordinates
-4.373, 153.019
Network
us
Significance
400