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USGS usp000djeq

18 Mar 2005, 05:17

104 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 70.1 km depth.

Depth70.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.517000, 150.768000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000djeq
Coordinates
-3.517, 150.768
Network
us
Significance
416