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USGS usp000byqg
1 Jun 2003, 10:07
24 km N of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 33 km depth.
Published location
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-2.914000, 142.361000
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Event ID
usp000byqg
Coordinates
-2.914, 142.361
Network
us
Significance
500