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USGS usp000jsgh
17 Sept 2012, 21:07
15 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 85 km depth.
Published location
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-5.687000, 150.119000
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Event ID
usp000jsgh
Coordinates
-5.687, 150.119
Network
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Significance
465