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USGS us2000d8r4
27 Feb 2018, 16:19
28 km SSW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is 28 km SSW of Tari, Papua New Guinea?
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-6.087100, 142.853500
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Event ID
us2000d8r4
Coordinates
-6.0871, 142.8535
Network
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Significance
416