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USGS us2000it8a
13 Dec 2018, 15:32
217 km SE of Qamdo, China
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 26.5 km depth.
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29.743200, 98.776200
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Event ID
us2000it8a
Coordinates
29.7432, 98.7762
Network
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Significance
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