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USGS usp000hvpz
11 Mar 2011, 06:49
18 km E of Misawa, Japan
A magnitude 5.8 mb earthquake at 44.9 km depth.
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40.668000, 141.605000
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Event ID
usp000hvpz
Coordinates
40.668, 141.605
Network
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Significance
518