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USGS pr2023343002

9 Dec 2023, 14:27

74 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

A magnitude 5.7 ml earthquake at 7 km depth.

Depth7 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated10 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands?

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18.878500, -64.383300

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88 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

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11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

pr2023343002

Coordinates

18.8785, -64.3833

Network

pr

Significance

591