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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000hdy9
USGS usp000hdy9

13 Jun 2010, 18:51

69 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 54.3 km depth.

Depth54.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 69 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.971000, 147.616000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hdy9
Coordinates
-5.971, 147.616
Network
us
Significance
385