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USGS iscgem902037

22 Jun 1939, 20:19

8 km ENE of Swedru, Ghana

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km ENE of Swedru, Ghana?

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5.568000, -0.625000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem902037
Coordinates
5.568, -0.625
Network
iscgem
Significance
630