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USGS usp000jv6a

7 Nov 2012, 23:42

25 km WNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 118.4 km depth.

Depth118.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 25 km WNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-8.652000, 148.034000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.5

165 km ENE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

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M 5.5

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M 5.5

101 km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

M 5.7

115 km N of Alotau, Papua New Guinea

M 5.4

60 km NE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jv6a
Coordinates
-8.652, 148.034
Network
us
Significance
485