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USGS us6000h08r
25 Feb 2022, 23:41
20 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-3.543300, 143.815100
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Event ID
us6000h08r
Coordinates
-3.5433, 143.8151
Network
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Significance
449