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USGS us7000defm
28 Feb 2021, 23:37
86 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 11 km depth.
Published location
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-17.723400, 167.496000
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Event ID
us7000defm
Coordinates
-17.7234, 167.496
Network
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Significance
541