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USGS us2000c2vg
11 Dec 2017, 17:29
51 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 186 km depth.
Published location
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-14.333700, 167.442900
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Event ID
us2000c2vg
Coordinates
-14.3337, 167.4429
Network
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Significance
482