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USGS us10007vze
28 Jan 2017, 23:12
100 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 60.9 km depth.
Published location
Where is 100 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?
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-4.644300, 153.119000
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Event ID
us10007vze
Coordinates
-4.6443, 153.119
Network
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Significance
385