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USGS us10004g0a
21 Jan 2016, 08:26
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 123.1 km depth.
Published location
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-30.883900, -178.582900
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Event ID
us10004g0a
Coordinates
-30.8839, -178.5829
Network
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Significance
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