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USGS usp000j7xs
12 Sept 2011, 00:37
79 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 29 km depth.
Published location
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-18.188000, 167.734000
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Event ID
usp000j7xs
Coordinates
-18.188, 167.734
Network
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Significance
519