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USGS us1000db40
29 Mar 2018, 22:25
150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-5.532100, 151.499900
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Event ID
us1000db40
Coordinates
-5.5321, 151.4999
Network
us
Significance
741