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USGS iscgemsup16958200

9 Jul 1912, 08:18

42 km N of Gulu, Uganda

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km N of Gulu, Uganda?

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3.156000, 32.347000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16958200
Coordinates
3.156, 32.347
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
572