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USGS usb000ksmb
5 Nov 2013, 01:47
86 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 59.5 km depth.
Published location
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-6.042500, 146.611200
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Event ID
usb000ksmb
Coordinates
-6.0425, 146.6112
Network
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Significance
400