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USGS usb000jvsr
18 Sept 2013, 21:53
71 km ENE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 3 km depth.
Published location
Where is 71 km ENE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea?
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-3.314100, 144.231700
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Event ID
usb000jvsr
Coordinates
-3.3141, 144.2317
Network
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Significance
449