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USGS us2000263s
13 Apr 2015, 14:37
88 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 50 km depth.
Published location
Where is 88 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?
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-4.687200, 152.986600
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Event ID
us2000263s
Coordinates
-4.6872, 152.9866
Network
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Significance
432