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USGS usp000jwpn

8 Dec 2012, 16:35

102 km S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 102 km S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea?

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-7.211000, 143.973000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jwpn
Coordinates
-7.211, 143.973
Network
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Significance
483