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USGS us1000g5pg
9 Aug 2018, 09:01
138 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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20.921000, 120.066400
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Event ID
us1000g5pg
Coordinates
20.921, 120.0664
Network
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Significance
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