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USGS usp000c8bw
22 Sept 2003, 23:59
185 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.8 mwb earthquake at 94.1 km depth.
Published location
Where is 185 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?
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-4.992000, 153.808000
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Event ID
usp000c8bw
Coordinates
-4.992, 153.808
Network
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Significance
518