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USGS us2000hgcc
18 Sept 2018, 12:57
44 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.
Published location
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-8.310800, 157.192600
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Event ID
us2000hgcc
Coordinates
-8.3108, 157.1926
Network
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Significance
539