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USGS us20009vsi
12 Jul 2017, 20:48
179 km ESE of Hoemul-li, North Korea
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 545 km depth.
Published location
Where is 179 km ESE of Hoemul-li, North Korea?
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40.855100, 131.663700
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Event ID
us20009vsi
Coordinates
40.8551, 131.6637
Network
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Significance
537