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USGS iscgem793157

24 Aug 1970, 13:30

Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 16.7 km depth.

Depth16.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Pacific-Antarctic Ridge?

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-56.412000, -142.635000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem793157
Coordinates
-56.412, -142.635
Network
iscgem
Significance
630