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USGS usp000gqsk
17 Dec 2008, 08:09
68 km S of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 38.8 km depth.
Published location
Where is 68 km S of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea?
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-7.177000, 147.892000
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Event ID
usp000gqsk
Coordinates
-7.177, 147.892
Network
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Significance
432