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USGS ld2002042000

20 Apr 2002, 11:50

8 km NNW of Au Sable Forks, New York

A magnitude 5.3 mlg earthquake at 4.8 km depth.

Depth4.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km NNW of Au Sable Forks, New York?

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44.512333, -73.697333

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ld2002042000
Coordinates
44.5123333, -73.6973333
Network
ld
Significance
1172