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USGS us10008u05
21 May 2017, 09:12
Mid-Indian Ridge
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is Mid-Indian Ridge?
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-28.564000, 74.207300
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Event ID
us10008u05
Coordinates
-28.564, 74.2073
Network
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Significance
385