QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000ft2k
USGS usp000ft2k
22 Nov 2007, 08:48
107 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.8 mwc earthquake at 53 km depth.
Published location
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-5.757000, 147.098000
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Event ID
usp000ft2k
Coordinates
-5.757, 147.098
Network
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Significance
722