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USGS us20005e8t
3 Apr 2016, 09:23
82 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 26 km depth.
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-14.323500, 166.855100
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Event ID
us20005e8t
Coordinates
-14.3235, 166.8551
Network
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Significance
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