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USGS us1000dzhr
6 May 2018, 21:00
6 km WSW of Morioka, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 96.7 km depth.
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39.673700, 141.077500
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Event ID
us1000dzhr
Coordinates
39.6737, 141.0775
Network
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Significance
403