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USGS us7000bpzv
18 Sept 2020, 21:59
120 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 134.5 km depth.
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-5.631100, 146.978600
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Event ID
us7000bpzv
Coordinates
-5.6311, 146.9786
Network
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Significance
418