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USGS usp000jwzf
15 Dec 2012, 07:33
139 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 59.4 km depth.
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-4.893000, 153.405000
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Event ID
usp000jwzf
Coordinates
-4.893, 153.405
Network
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Significance
400