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USGS us1000gbsr
17 Aug 2018, 20:29
73 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 194.2 km depth.
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-18.878800, 169.226400
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Event ID
us1000gbsr
Coordinates
-18.8788, 169.2264
Network
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Significance
416