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USGS us10001u5v
5 Apr 2015, 21:51
142 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 8 km depth.
Published location
Where is 142 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?
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-5.547600, 152.722100
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Event ID
us10001u5v
Coordinates
-5.5476, 152.7221
Network
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Significance
465