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USGS usp000cjum
28 Jan 2004, 10:10
149 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 47.9 km depth.
Published location
Where is 149 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?
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-5.612000, 151.801000
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Event ID
usp000cjum
Coordinates
-5.612, 151.801
Network
us
Significance
465