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USGS us20004uxf
27 Jan 2016, 01:27
Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-20.614100, -173.665900
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Event ID
us20004uxf
Coordinates
-20.6141, -173.6659
Network
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Significance
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