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USGS usc000temj
11 Jan 2015, 08:39
241 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 56.8 km depth.
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-3.583500, 154.304400
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Event ID
usc000temj
Coordinates
-3.5835, 154.3044
Network
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Significance
400