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USGS us20002c0x
5 May 2015, 21:39
139 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 49.3 km depth.
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-5.591700, 152.097000
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Event ID
us20002c0x
Coordinates
-5.5917, 152.097
Network
us
Significance
400