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USGS usp0007ex5
17 Mar 1996, 14:48
44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.7 mwc earthquake at 164.4 km depth.
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-14.705000, 167.297000
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Event ID
usp0007ex5
Coordinates
-14.705, 167.297
Network
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Significance
691