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USGS us10006p1f

12 Sept 2016, 12:32

6km S of Gyeongju, South Korea

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6km S of Gyeongju, South Korea?

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35.780800, 129.216200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006p1f
Coordinates
35.7808, 129.2162
Network
us
Significance
1009