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USGS us10005cwv
2 May 2016, 01:26
74 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 151.1 km depth.
Published location
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-37.338300, 177.369800
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Event ID
us10005cwv
Coordinates
-37.3383, 177.3698
Network
us
Significance
400