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USGS us100029xn
17 May 2015, 09:52
149 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 9 km depth.
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-12.080700, 165.810200
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Event ID
us100029xn
Coordinates
-12.0807, 165.8102
Network
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Significance
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