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USGS pr2021024007

24 Jan 2021, 23:21

76 km E of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

A magnitude 5.4 ml earthquake at 94 km depth.

Depth94 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km E of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands?

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18.251600, -64.070800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
pr2021024007
Coordinates
18.2516, -64.0708
Network
pr
Significance
536