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USGS us1000hiup
30 Oct 2018, 02:13
62 km E of Waitara, New Zealand
A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 225.5 km depth.
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-39.057000, 174.958400
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Event ID
us1000hiup
Coordinates
-39.057, 174.9584
Network
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Significance
601