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USGS us2000as5x
20 Sept 2017, 23:13
162 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is 162 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?
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-5.084500, 147.827000
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Event ID
us2000as5x
Coordinates
-5.0845, 147.827
Network
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Significance
536