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USGS us1000h3s0

28 Sept 2018, 13:32

74 km ENE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 27.4 km depth.

Depth27.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km ENE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique?

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15.115700, -60.391200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000h3s0
Coordinates
15.1157, -60.3912
Network
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Significance
470