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USGS usp000h0vg

26 Aug 2009, 00:03

105 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 37.6 km depth.

Depth37.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 105 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea?

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-2.991000, 147.324000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h0vg
Coordinates
-2.991, 147.324
Network
us
Significance
385