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USGS usc000tbpu
4 Jan 2015, 23:44
174 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
Where is 174 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea?
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-7.018100, 150.900500
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Event ID
usc000tbpu
Coordinates
-7.0181, 150.9005
Network
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Significance
400