QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000f50f
USGS usp000f50f
17 Feb 2007, 04:01
122 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 444.5 km depth.
Published location
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-3.596000, 151.234000
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Event ID
usp000f50f
Coordinates
-3.596, 151.234
Network
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Significance
400