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USGS us10002buw
23 May 2015, 20:40
183 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 47.6 km depth.
Published location
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-5.392500, 131.110800
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Event ID
us10002buw
Coordinates
-5.3925, 131.1108
Network
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Significance
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