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USGS us2000h6wl
2 Sept 2018, 18:56
78 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
Where is 78 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?
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-7.018900, 155.398700
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Event ID
us2000h6wl
Coordinates
-7.0189, 155.3987
Network
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Significance
400