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USGS us7000908u
20 Apr 2020, 04:54
123 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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64.589800, -17.655600
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Event ID
us7000908u
Coordinates
64.5898, -17.6556
Network
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Significance
400