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USGS usb000spe3
21 Oct 2014, 09:36
96 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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64.516900, -17.109900
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Event ID
usb000spe3
Coordinates
64.5169, -17.1099
Network
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Significance
416