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USGS us2000bnmu
15 Nov 2017, 00:36
117 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 49.2 km depth.
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-6.086000, 154.452800
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Event ID
us2000bnmu
Coordinates
-6.086, 154.4528
Network
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Significance
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