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USGS us10005cvg
1 May 2016, 19:56
150 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 62.6 km depth.
Published location
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-20.752800, 169.938700
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Event ID
us10005cvg
Coordinates
-20.7528, 169.9387
Network
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Significance
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