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USGS us1000h8hi

7 Oct 2018, 21:00

22 km WNW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 23 km depth.

Depth23 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km WNW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti?

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20.041400, -73.014300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000h8hi
Coordinates
20.0414, -73.0143
Network
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Significance
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