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USGS us20008kc8
16 Feb 2017, 21:44
Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 345.6 km depth.
Published location
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18.735800, 145.144800
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Event ID
us20008kc8
Coordinates
18.7358, 145.1448
Network
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Significance
385