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USGS us1000ey2i
21 Jun 2018, 22:13
27 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 28 km depth.
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-17.790500, 168.056800
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Event ID
us1000ey2i
Coordinates
-17.7905, 168.0568
Network
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Significance
605