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USGS usp000jvtx

19 Nov 2012, 10:55

170 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 14.8 km depth.

Depth14.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 170 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.785000, 151.655000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jvtx
Coordinates
-5.785, 151.655
Network
us
Significance
432