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USGS us7000d2yf
24 Jan 2021, 19:12
16 km E of Rotorua, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-38.149900, 176.437200
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Event ID
us7000d2yf
Coordinates
-38.1499, 176.4372
Network
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Significance
415