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USGS us7000gjzc
11 Feb 2022, 13:15
52 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
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-3.510100, 144.101400
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Event ID
us7000gjzc
Coordinates
-3.5101, 144.1014
Network
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Significance
417