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USGS usc000n6px
10 Mar 2014, 17:33
119 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 260 km depth.
Published location
Where is 119 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?
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-5.480400, 147.955400
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Event ID
usc000n6px
Coordinates
-5.4804, 147.9554
Network
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Significance
536