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USGS us2000a7m3
12 Aug 2017, 19:09
71 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 37.6 km depth.
Published location
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-4.240500, 152.906500
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Event ID
us2000a7m3
Coordinates
-4.2405, 152.9065
Network
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Significance
416