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USGS iscgem6131360

12 Nov 2002, 07:12

39 km E of Yigo Village, Guam

A magnitude 5.3 mw earthquake at 121 km depth.

Depth121 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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13.586000, 145.247000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem6131360
Coordinates
13.586, 145.247
Network
iscgem
Significance
434

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