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USGS usp000hsnd
6 Jan 2011, 06:41
65 km S of Otorohanga, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.1 m earthquake at 240.8 km depth.
Published location
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-38.770000, 175.094000
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Event ID
usp000hsnd
Coordinates
-38.77, 175.094
Network
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Significance
400