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USGS us70003lj3
15 May 2019, 15:08
Kermadec Islands region
A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 18.3 km depth.
Published location
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-28.540900, -176.757900
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Event ID
us70003lj3
Coordinates
-28.5409, -176.7579
Network
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Significance
449