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USGS iscgem615350109
18 Mar 2019, 04:50
118 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
Where is 118 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?
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-4.579000, 149.692000
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Event ID
iscgem615350109
Coordinates
-4.579, 149.692
Network
iscgem
Significance
389