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USGS us1000hifh
29 Oct 2018, 07:41
59 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 169.1 km depth.
Published location
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-16.102700, 167.969300
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Event ID
us1000hifh
Coordinates
-16.1027, 167.9693
Network
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Significance
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