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USGS usb000m8wn
27 Jan 2014, 16:31
136 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 14.1 km depth.
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-11.827800, 165.238900
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Event ID
usb000m8wn
Coordinates
-11.8278, 165.2389
Network
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Significance
432