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USGS usb000pn31
16 Apr 2014, 21:00
80 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 20.7 km depth.
Published location
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-6.741200, 154.896700
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Event ID
usb000pn31
Coordinates
-6.7412, 154.8967
Network
us
Significance
449