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USGS us20006ty8
25 Aug 2016, 18:04
Izu Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 456 km depth.
Published location
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30.614100, 137.853700
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Event ID
us20006ty8
Coordinates
30.6141, 137.8537
Network
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Significance
537