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USGS us2000a6r5
10 Aug 2017, 01:36
6 km NNW of Yotsukaid?, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 61.6 km depth.
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35.708600, 140.141600
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Event ID
us2000a6r5
Coordinates
35.7086, 140.1416
Network
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Significance
483