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USGS usb000s1ij
9 Aug 2014, 03:28
Bonin Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 9.7 km depth.
Published location
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27.779100, 142.884800
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Event ID
usb000s1ij
Coordinates
27.7791, 142.8848
Network
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Significance
385