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USGS us7000d0ft
15 Jan 2021, 20:18
88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?
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-7.006400, 155.896900
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Event ID
us7000d0ft
Coordinates
-7.0064, 155.8969
Network
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Significance
400