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USGS us1000e8i4
19 May 2018, 10:36
116 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 58.7 km depth.
Published location
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-4.774700, 144.838300
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Event ID
us1000e8i4
Coordinates
-4.7747, 144.8383
Network
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Significance
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