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USGS usp000ef8v
22 Apr 2006, 14:20
110 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 62.6 km depth.
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-3.860000, 151.228000
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Event ID
usp000ef8v
Coordinates
-3.86, 151.228
Network
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Significance
432