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USGS us2000e20s
18 Apr 2018, 08:06
264 km NW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 17.7 km depth.
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-3.662500, 131.394300
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Event ID
us2000e20s
Coordinates
-3.6625, 131.3943
Network
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Significance
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