QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000j797
USGS usp000j797
30 Aug 2011, 16:00
79 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 65.6 km depth.
Published location
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-6.026000, 147.154000
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Event ID
usp000j797
Coordinates
-6.026, 147.154
Network
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Significance
402