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USGS us1000byyi
2 Jan 2018, 08:10
78 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 242.8 km depth.
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-18.835500, 169.348800
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Event ID
us1000byyi
Coordinates
-18.8355, 169.3488
Network
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Significance
416