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USGS usb000qiky
12 May 2014, 04:36
Chagos Archipelago region
A magnitude 5.2 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-4.962500, 68.520500
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Event ID
usb000qiky
Coordinates
-4.9625, 68.5205
Network
us
Significance
416