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USGS us1000gaq7

16 Aug 2018, 19:19

2 km SE of Palata, Italy

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 11.6 km depth.

Depth11.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km SE of Palata, Italy?

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41.875300, 14.808400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000gaq7
Coordinates
41.8753, 14.8084
Network
us
Significance
482