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USGS usp000jcth
29 Dec 2011, 20:05
115 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 54.1 km depth.
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-18.770000, 168.173000
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Event ID
usp000jcth
Coordinates
-18.77, 168.173
Network
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Significance
418