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USGS iscgem896466

13 Apr 1949, 20:55

4 km WNW of Roy, Washington

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington?

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47.014000, -122.597000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem896466
Coordinates
47.014, -122.597
Network
iscgem
Significance
755