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USGS us10005hv9
17 May 2016, 02:47
Volcano Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 74.7 km depth.
Published location
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24.327100, 141.764900
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Event ID
us10005hv9
Coordinates
24.3271, 141.7649
Network
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Significance
432