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USGS us6000dd5u
30 Jan 2021, 04:19
South Shetland Islands
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-62.098800, -56.389900
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Event ID
us6000dd5u
Coordinates
-62.0988, -56.3899
Network
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Significance
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