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USGS us1000d1cy
8 Mar 2018, 08:49
24 km NE of Nsanje, Malawi
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.
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-16.760000, 35.426900
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Event ID
us1000d1cy
Coordinates
-16.76, 35.4269
Network
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Significance
485