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USGS usb000scuj
16 Sept 2014, 03:35
193 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 28.1 km depth.
Published location
Where is 193 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea?
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-6.308000, 151.717100
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Event ID
usb000scuj
Coordinates
-6.308, 151.7171
Network
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Significance
465