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USGS us1000byey
31 Dec 2017, 03:48
126 km WSW of Kurio, Japan
A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 162.8 km depth.
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29.675900, 129.304500
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Event ID
us1000byey
Coordinates
29.6759, 129.3045
Network
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Significance
385