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USGS usp000fkr4

26 Aug 2007, 14:47

D'Entrecasteaux Islands region

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is D'Entrecasteaux Islands region?

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-9.776000, 154.118000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fkr4
Coordinates
-9.776, 154.118
Network
us
Significance
432