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USGS usp000jh6e

3 Apr 2012, 11:42

130 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 104 km depth.

Depth104 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 130 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-4.397000, 153.442000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jh6e
Coordinates
-4.397, 153.442
Network
us
Significance
432