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USGS usp000ddvt
20 Jan 2005, 16:23
83 km SSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 43.6 km depth.
Published location
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-11.102000, 161.531000
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Event ID
usp000ddvt
Coordinates
-11.102, 161.531
Network
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Significance
385