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USGS usp000jkup
24 May 2012, 00:19
western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 6.6 km depth.
Published location
Where is western Indian-Antarctic Ridge?
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-50.352000, 139.536000
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Event ID
usp000jkup
Coordinates
-50.352, 139.536
Network
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Significance
536