QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000gu22
USGS usp000gu22
16 Feb 2009, 00:33
178 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-3.664000, 149.608000
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Event ID
usp000gu22
Coordinates
-3.664, 149.608
Network
us
Significance
400