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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem874587
USGS iscgem874587

20 Apr 1962, 06:47

68 km NNE of Borgne, Haiti

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km NNE of Borgne, Haiti?

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20.378000, -72.197000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem874587
Coordinates
20.378, -72.197
Network
iscgem
Significance
672