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USGS us20007fta
21 Oct 2016, 06:07
6 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan
A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 5.6 km depth.
Published location
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35.374300, 133.809200
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Event ID
us20007fta
Coordinates
35.3743, 133.8092
Network
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Significance
1128