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USGS us7000gcdg
16 Jan 2022, 05:17
76 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 197.4 km depth.
Published location
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-13.310100, 167.143200
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Event ID
us7000gcdg
Coordinates
-13.3101, 167.1432
Network
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Significance
433