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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000bzpx
USGS usp000bzpx

12 Jun 2003, 09:59

88 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mwb earthquake at 186.3 km depth.

Depth186.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 88 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.985000, 154.758000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bzpx
Coordinates
-5.985, 154.758
Network
us
Significance
611