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USGS us1000hcmd
16 Oct 2018, 02:31
180 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-21.746500, 169.613300
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Event ID
us1000hcmd
Coordinates
-21.7465, 169.6133
Network
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Significance
432