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USGS usp000jax4

15 Nov 2011, 23:42

142 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 12 km depth.

Depth12 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 142 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.280000, 140.311000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jax4
Coordinates
-5.28, 140.311
Network
us
Significance
503