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USGS usp000geej

11 Aug 2008, 17:27

117 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 117 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.091000, 147.357000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000geej

Coordinates

-3.091, 147.357

Network

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Significance

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