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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 17 October 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000h684
USGS usp000h684
17 Jan 2010, 09:46
199 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
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-6.122000, 152.587000
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Event ID
usp000h684
Coordinates
-6.122, 152.587
Network
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Significance
500
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