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USGS us1000d1kv
8 Mar 2018, 17:39
103 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 22.9 km depth.
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-4.376200, 153.199600
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Event ID
us1000d1kv
Coordinates
-4.3762, 153.1996
Network
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Significance
719