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USGS usp000h4v7
8 Dec 2009, 03:08
6 km WSW of Karonga, Malawi
A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 8 km depth.
Published location
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-9.948000, 33.878000
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Event ID
usp000h4v7
Coordinates
-9.948, 33.878
Network
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Significance
542