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USGS usp000jeda
3 Feb 2012, 04:33
123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 25.2 km depth.
Published location
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-17.463000, 167.187000
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Event ID
usp000jeda
Coordinates
-17.463, 167.187
Network
us
Significance
500