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USGS usp000aukb
14 Dec 2001, 00:21
47 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 110.4 km depth.
Published location
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-4.169000, 142.397000
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Event ID
usp000aukb
Coordinates
-4.169, 142.397
Network
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Significance
432