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USGS ld60040526

17 May 2013, 14:43

20 km NNE of Shawville, Canada

A magnitude 5.1 ml earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 May 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km NNE of Shawville, Canada?

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45.756833, -76.353333

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.3

8 km NNW of Au Sable Forks, New York

M 5.35

29 km NNE of Val-des-Monts, Canada

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
ld60040526
Coordinates
45.7568333, -76.3533333
Network
ld
Significance
874