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USGS us70009jgt
18 May 2020, 07:56
251 km W of Ferndale, California
A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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40.771400, -127.227100
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Event ID
us70009jgt
Coordinates
40.7714, -127.2271
Network
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Significance
387