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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000fv91
USGS usp000fv91

26 Dec 2007, 08:20

75 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 89.3 km depth.

Depth89.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.907000, 155.835000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fv91
Coordinates
-6.907, 155.835
Network
us
Significance
385