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USGS usp000c5bp

19 Aug 2003, 09:46

100 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 60.4 km depth.

Depth60.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 100 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.816000, 147.025000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c5bp
Coordinates
-5.816, 147.025
Network
us
Significance
400