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USGS iscgem16958100

5 Aug 1910, 01:31

235 km W of Port Orford, Oregon

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 235 km W of Port Orford, Oregon?

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42.766000, -127.376000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem16958100
Coordinates
42.766, -127.376
Network
iscgem
Significance
648