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USGS usp000gexh
18 Aug 2008, 02:46
Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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47.264000, 153.930000
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Event ID
usp000gexh
Coordinates
47.264, 153.93
Network
us
Significance
400