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USGS usp000chxg
15 Jan 2004, 06:48
20 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 58.9 km depth.
Published location
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-6.083000, 149.684000
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Event ID
usp000chxg
Coordinates
-6.083, 149.684
Network
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Significance
482