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USGS usb000jdpy
30 Aug 2013, 12:35
70 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 27.1 km depth.
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-18.365600, 168.203400
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Event ID
usb000jdpy
Coordinates
-18.3656, 168.2034
Network
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Significance
385