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USGS usp000ec48
14 Mar 2006, 04:37
59 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 284.7 km depth.
Published location
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-3.933000, 151.698000
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Event ID
usp000ec48
Coordinates
-3.933, 151.698
Network
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Significance
465