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USGS us7000faws
14 Sept 2021, 00:58
South Sandwich Islands region
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
Where is South Sandwich Islands region?
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-58.722600, -25.234600
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000faws
Coordinates
-58.7226, -25.2346
Network
us
Significance
385