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USGS usp000jtf7

3 Oct 2012, 07:26

221 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 37.7 km depth.

Depth37.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 221 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?

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-6.299000, 152.718000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jtf7
Coordinates
-6.299, 152.718
Network
us
Significance
432