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USGS us10006n8a

9 Sept 2016, 01:30

23 km ENE of S?ngjibaegam, North Korea

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 December 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km ENE of S?ngjibaegam, North Korea?

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41.286900, 129.078300

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.1

18 km ENE of S?ngjibaegam, North Korea

M 5.1

21 km ENE of S?ngjibaegam, North Korea

M 5

74 km SSE of Zarubino, Russia

M 5.9

179 km ESE of Hoemul-li, North Korea

M 6

24 km SW of Zarubino, Russia

M 6.1

64 km SE of Rajin, North Korea

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006n8a
Coordinates
41.2869, 129.0783
Network
us
Significance
650