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USGS usp000jcxa
1 Jan 2012, 12:27
19 km ENE of Christchurch, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 13.3 km depth.
Published location
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-43.470000, 172.852000
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Event ID
usp000jcxa
Coordinates
-43.47, 172.852
Network
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Significance
405