Chris;

Here are all the consecutive pairs within 5 degrees of lat and lon in the world.

Roger

1975/ 7/20 143740 -6.59 155.05 7.9
1975/ 7/20 195428 -7.10 155.15 7.7

1976/ 1/14 155635 -29.21 -177.89 7.8
1976/ 1/14 164734 -28.43 -177.66 8.2

1977/ 4/20 234251 -9.89 160.35 7.6
1977/ 4/20 234913 -9.84 160.82 7.5

1978/ 3/23 31520 44.93 148.44 7.5
1978/ 3/24 194751 44.24 148.86 7.6

1980/ 7/ 8 231920 -12.41 166.38 7.8
1980/ 7/17 194223 -12.53 165.92 8.0

1985/ 3/ 3 224707 -33.13 -71.87 7.8
1985/ 4/ 9 15659 -34.13 -71.62 7.5

1985/ 9/19 131747 18.19 -102.53 8.0
1985/ 9/21 13713 17.80 -101.65 7.6

1985/11/28 34954 -13.99 166.18 7.6
1985/12/21 11322 -13.97 166.52 7.6

1987/11/30 192320 58.68 -142.79 7.9
1988/ 3/ 6 223538 56.95 -143.03 7.8

1994/10/ 4 132256 43.77 147.32 8.3
1994/12/28 121923 40.52 143.42 7.8

2000/11/16 45457 -3.98 152.17 8.0
2000/11/16 74217 -5.23 153.10 7.8

2001/ 6/23 203314 -16.26 -73.64 8.4
2001/ 7/ 7 93844 -17.54 -72.08 7.6

2004/12/26 5853 3.30 95.98 9.1
2005/ 3/28 160937 2.08 97.11 8.6

2006/11/15 111414 46.59 153.27 8.3
2007/ 1/13 42321 46.24 154.52 8.1

2007/ 9/12 111027 -4.44 101.37 8.5
2007/ 9/12 234904 -2.63 100.84 7.9

2009/10/ 7 220314 -13.01 166.51 7.7
2009/10/ 7 221851 -12.52 166.38 7.8

2010/ 7/23 225112 6.50 123.48 7.6
2010/ 7/23 231510 6.78 123.26 7.5

2011/ 3/11 54624 38.30 142.37 9.0
2011/ 3/11 61540 36.28 141.11 7.9

2012/ 4/11 83837 2.33 93.06 8.6
2012/ 4/11 104311 .80 92.46 8.2

2012/10/28 30409 52.79 -132.10 7.8
2013/ 1/ 5 85819 55.39 -134.65 7.5