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USGS usp000e7dt
2 Jan 2006, 12:01
60 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 62.4 km depth.
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-4.883000, 152.343000
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Event ID
usp000e7dt
Coordinates
-4.883, 152.343
Network
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Significance
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