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USGS us200081vz
17 Dec 2016, 11:22
143 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 82.3 km depth.
Published location
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-4.429100, 153.557300
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Event ID
us200081vz
Coordinates
-4.4291, 153.5573
Network
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Significance
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