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USGS us1000duf2
29 Apr 2018, 21:23
116 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 56 km depth.
Published location
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-18.776300, 168.480300
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Event ID
us1000duf2
Coordinates
-18.7763, 168.4803
Network
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Significance
417