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USGS us7000bj6y
7 Sept 2020, 07:12
72 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-17.110200, 168.503400
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Event ID
us7000bj6y
Coordinates
-17.1102, 168.5034
Network
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Significance
594