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USGS usb000s0b3
5 Aug 2014, 11:22
3 km ESE of Orkney, South Africa
A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 5 km depth.
Published location
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-26.989900, 26.704800
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Event ID
usb000s0b3
Coordinates
-26.9899, 26.7048
Network
us
Significance
901