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USGS usc000tawd
31 Dec 2014, 01:37
42 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 123 km depth.
Published location
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-4.437800, 144.002000
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Event ID
usc000tawd
Coordinates
-4.4378, 144.002
Network
us
Significance
518