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USGS usp000enar

10 Jul 2006, 10:58

71 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 66 km depth.

Depth66 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.484000, 150.777000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000enar
Coordinates
-5.484, 150.777
Network
us
Significance
400