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USGS usp000hvrj
11 Mar 2011, 08:35
31 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan
A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 19.7 km depth.
Published location
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36.033000, 140.984000
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Event ID
usp000hvrj
Coordinates
36.033, 140.984
Network
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Significance
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