QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000jhb2
USGS usp000jhb2
6 Apr 2012, 17:15
133 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 108.5 km depth.
Published location
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-4.551000, 153.457000
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Event ID
usp000jhb2
Coordinates
-4.551, 153.457
Network
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Significance
572