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USGS us1000e993
21 May 2018, 11:40
79 km N of Esso, Russia
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 72.4 km depth.
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56.645200, 158.688400
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Event ID
us1000e993
Coordinates
56.6452, 158.6884
Network
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Significance
400