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USGS us1000gfif
22 Aug 2018, 18:34
84 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-16.025300, 168.201100
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Event ID
us1000gfif
Coordinates
-16.0253, 168.2011
Network
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Significance
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