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USGS usp000hpw1
20 Nov 2010, 06:12
63 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 239.6 km depth.
Published location
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-17.189000, 168.496000
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Event ID
usp000hpw1
Coordinates
-17.189, 168.496
Network
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Significance
432