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USGS usp000jgm3

21 Mar 2012, 22:15

11 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6.6 mww earthquake at 118 km depth.

Depth118 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.242000, 145.955000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jgm3
Coordinates
-6.242, 145.955
Network
us
Significance
697