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USGS us2000hfhb
16 Sept 2018, 16:00
55 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-14.610300, 166.816900
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Event ID
us2000hfhb
Coordinates
-14.6103, 166.8169
Network
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Significance
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