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USGS us60006pm8
9 Dec 2019, 23:58
19 km S of Gisborne, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 31.5 km depth.
Published location
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-38.828800, 177.968400
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Event ID
us60006pm8
Coordinates
-38.8288, 177.9684
Network
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Significance
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