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USGS us1000gf8u

22 Aug 2018, 10:31

272 km W of Bandon, Oregon

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 272 km W of Bandon, Oregon?

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43.563700, -127.716600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000gf8u
Coordinates
43.5637, -127.7166
Network
us
Significance
680