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USGS us2000a9q2
19 Aug 2017, 08:33
South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-55.639300, -29.449600
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Event ID
us2000a9q2
Coordinates
-55.6393, -29.4496
Network
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Significance
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