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USGS us7000dia4
12 Mar 2021, 01:03
55 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 162.3 km depth.
Published location
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-15.957400, 167.911700
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Event ID
us7000dia4
Coordinates
-15.9574, 167.9117
Network
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Significance
432