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USGS us2000iu00
16 Dec 2018, 02:43
85 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-16.290700, 168.195600
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Event ID
us2000iu00
Coordinates
-16.2907, 168.1956
Network
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Significance
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