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USGS usp000gmyk
4 Nov 2008, 18:35
68 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 205.7 km depth.
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-17.135000, 168.458000
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Event ID
usp000gmyk
Coordinates
-17.135, 168.458
Network
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Significance
611