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USGS usp000eta5

18 Sept 2006, 02:41

18 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 130.5 km depth.

Depth130.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-6.227000, 146.019000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000eta5
Coordinates
-6.227, 146.019
Network
us
Significance
432