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USGS usp000hzax
5 Apr 2011, 10:57
11 km N of Malango, Solomon Islands
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 25.9 km depth.
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-9.594000, 159.733000
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Event ID
usp000hzax
Coordinates
-9.594, 159.733
Network
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Significance
408