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USGS us1000gjea
29 Aug 2018, 14:27
270 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-22.403000, 170.333500
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Event ID
us1000gjea
Coordinates
-22.403, 170.3335
Network
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Significance
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