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USGS us2000j0qw
6 Jan 2019, 07:30
189 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 387.1 km depth.
Published location
Where is 189 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?
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-3.394400, 153.689200
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Event ID
us2000j0qw
Coordinates
-3.3944, 153.6892
Network
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Significance
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