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USGS us20004ywf
9 Feb 2016, 00:39
79 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.2 mwr earthquake at 53.7 km depth.
Published location
Where is 79 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand?
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-42.119900, 173.074700
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Event ID
us20004ywf
Coordinates
-42.1199, 173.0747
Network
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Significance
420