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USGS usp000h59k
23 Dec 2009, 05:42
190 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 527.7 km depth.
Published location
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-6.813000, 125.676000
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Event ID
usp000h59k
Coordinates
-6.813, 125.676
Network
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Significance
500