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USGS us20005kk9
21 Apr 2016, 19:53
97 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-14.520300, 166.336900
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Event ID
us20005kk9
Coordinates
-14.5203, 166.3369
Network
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Significance
400