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USGS usb000tpy8
17 Feb 2015, 04:46
51 km N of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 47 km depth.
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40.109500, 141.891400
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Event ID
usb000tpy8
Coordinates
40.1095, 141.8914
Network
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Significance
472