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Reading no. 2026/089

SeismicityObserved data

Maximum earthquake depth in Papua New Guinea

467km

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above recorded from 28 Feb to 29 Mar, between 0° and 12° S and 140° E and 156° E.

The deepest earthquake of the window reaches 467 km, at a magnitude of 4.5. The median depth is 47 km.

Observation
Events in the window
48
Depth of 300 km or more
2

Method

USGS catalogue, events of magnitude 4 or above in the box between 0° and 12° S and 140° E and 156° E, over the 30 days before the reading. The value is the depth of the deepest hypocentre, rounded to the kilometre. Reading produced automatically.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Confidence

High

See also

2026/190 · 9 Jul49earthquakesEarthquakes of magnitude 4 and above in Papua New Guinea2025/341 · 7 Dec4earthquakesEarthquakes of magnitude 6 and above in the western Pacific in November 20252025/311 · 7 Nov10earthquakesEarthquakes of magnitude 6 and above in the western Pacific in October 20252025/286 · 13 Oct46earthquakesEarthquakes of magnitude 6 and above over twelve months in the western Pacific

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