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USGS usp000e40j

12 Nov 2005, 08:19

15 km W of Madang, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 93.5 km depth.

Depth93.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km W of Madang, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.230000, 145.644000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e40j
Coordinates
-5.23, 145.644
Network
us
Significance
432