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USGS us10004gxw

25 Jan 2016, 02:05

8 km S of Kayangel, Palau

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 16.2 km depth.

Depth16.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km S of Kayangel, Palau?

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8.006100, 134.722300

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.2

219 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia

M 5.2

150 km E of Ulimang, Palau

M 5.3

8 km E of Mengellang, Palau

M 5.6

235 km E of Ulimang, Palau

M 5.8

190 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia

M 6.1

66 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004gxw
Coordinates
8.0061, 134.7223
Network
us
Significance
386