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USGS usp000d8r3
18 Nov 2004, 21:46
270 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 81.2 km depth.
Published location
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-21.735000, 170.483000
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Event ID
usp000d8r3
Coordinates
-21.735, 170.483
Network
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Significance
400