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USGS usp000jer4
9 Feb 2012, 15:18
86 km N of Jayapura, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 36.9 km depth.
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-1.755000, 140.720000
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Event ID
usp000jer4
Coordinates
-1.755, 140.72
Network
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Significance
400