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USGS usp000cy89

19 Jun 2004, 11:03

151 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 57.7 km depth.

Depth57.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 151 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.642000, 151.502000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cy89
Coordinates
-5.642, 151.502
Network
us
Significance
385