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USGS us10004fwv
20 Jan 2016, 21:53
43 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 38.4 km depth.
Published location
Where is 43 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan?
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43.110200, 146.016800
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Event ID
us10004fwv
Coordinates
43.1102, 146.0168
Network
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Significance
400