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USGS us7000pu7q
22 Apr 2025, 14:29
135 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 199 km depth.
Published location
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-5.498000, 146.990500
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Event ID
us7000pu7q
Coordinates
-5.498, 146.9905
Network
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Significance
501