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USGS cent19000111090700000

11 Jan 1900, 09:07

Bismarck Sea

A magnitude 7 ms earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated18 April 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Bismarck Sea?

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-5.000000, 148.000000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

cent19000111090700000

Coordinates

-5, 148

Network

cent

Significance

754