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USGS us7000cnci
5 Dec 2020, 06:48
South Shetland Islands
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 6.8 km depth.
Published location
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-62.330700, -58.271500
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Event ID
us7000cnci
Coordinates
-62.3307, -58.2715
Network
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Significance
400