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USGS usp000j5eq

25 Jul 2011, 01:50

70 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 70 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea?

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-3.182000, 150.611000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j5eq
Coordinates
-3.182, 150.611
Network
us
Significance
611