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USGS us10005gpt
12 May 2016, 04:17
24 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.
Published location
Where is 24 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan?
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24.695300, 121.983900
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Event ID
us10005gpt
Coordinates
24.6953, 121.9839
Network
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Significance
535