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USGS usp000j417

1 Jul 2011, 17:25

7 km S of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km S of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.626000, 147.850000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j417
Coordinates
-6.626, 147.85
Network
us
Significance
482