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USGS usp000js6t

12 Sept 2012, 05:28

New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 49.5 km depth.

Depth49.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is New Britain region, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.022000, 152.098000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000js6t
Coordinates
-5.022, 152.098
Network
us
Significance
449