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USGS usb000sl8u
12 Oct 2014, 09:43
121 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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64.533000, -17.657200
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Event ID
usb000sl8u
Coordinates
64.533, -17.6572
Network
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Significance
400