QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us1000auh8
USGS us1000auh8
20 Oct 2017, 10:29
southwest of Africa
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-52.299300, 15.480600
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Event ID
us1000auh8
Coordinates
-52.2993, 15.4806
Network
us
Significance
400