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USGS us10006ue0

1 Oct 2016, 14:17

212 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 212 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal?

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40.782700, -29.336000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006ue0
Coordinates
40.7827, -29.336
Network
us
Significance
416