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USGS usp000gvad
22 Mar 2009, 14:45
68 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 17.3 km depth.
Published location
Where is 68 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan?
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26.063000, 128.488000
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Event ID
usp000gvad
Coordinates
26.063, 128.488
Network
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Significance
405