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USGS usp000ec6e
15 Mar 2006, 05:27
87 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 29.9 km depth.
Published location
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-16.871000, 167.242000
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Event ID
usp000ec6e
Coordinates
-16.871, 167.242
Network
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Significance
482