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USGS usp000fwwr

17 Jan 2008, 17:06

116 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 35.5 km depth.

Depth35.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 116 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.082000, 147.345000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fwwr
Coordinates
-3.082, 147.345
Network
us
Significance
385