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USGS us10004vl0
6 Mar 2016, 00:54
14 km NNE of Paján, Ecuador
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-1.427900, -80.401100
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Event ID
us10004vl0
Coordinates
-1.4279, -80.4011
Network
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Significance
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