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USGS usp000h51c

14 Dec 2009, 08:54

121 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 39 km depth.

Depth39 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.958000, 154.444000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h51c
Coordinates
-5.958, 154.444
Network
us
Significance
554