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USGS usp000ga7n
21 Jun 2008, 08:28
118 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 70.6 km depth.
Published location
Where is 118 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea?
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-5.396000, 152.067000
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Event ID
usp000ga7n
Coordinates
-5.396, 152.067
Network
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Significance
400