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USGS us1000d8jy
24 Mar 2018, 10:27
58 km E of Mek'ele, Ethiopia
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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13.404800, 40.011600
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Event ID
us1000d8jy
Coordinates
13.4048, 40.0116
Network
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Significance
416