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USGS iscgem833516

20 Jul 1967, 16:36

5 km SE of Ulimang, Palau

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 22.8 km depth.

Depth22.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SE of Ulimang, Palau?

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7.592000, 134.677000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem833516
Coordinates
7.592, 134.677
Network
iscgem
Significance
648