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USGS usb000ldla
8 Dec 2013, 01:53
39 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 116 km depth.
Published location
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-15.540100, 167.531100
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Event ID
usb000ldla
Coordinates
-15.5401, 167.5311
Network
us
Significance
449