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USGS us20008izc
10 Feb 2017, 17:12
18 km S of Tainan, Taiwan
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 15.8 km depth.
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22.826900, 120.219700
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Event ID
us20008izc
Coordinates
22.8269, 120.2197
Network
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Significance
483