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USGS iscgem16963678

6 Jun 1934, 04:18

Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Pacific-Antarctic Ridge?

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-57.621000, -139.280000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem16963678
Coordinates
-57.621, -139.28
Network
iscgem
Significance
565