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USGS us1000h4sf
30 Sept 2018, 22:58
108 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 85.5 km depth.
Published location
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-5.760700, 146.789900
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Event ID
us1000h4sf
Coordinates
-5.7607, 146.7899
Network
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Significance
385