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USGS us1000hfaa

21 Oct 2018, 17:35

96 km E of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 22.3 km depth.

Depth22.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 96 km E of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago?

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11.307100, -59.863100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hfaa
Coordinates
11.3071, -59.8631
Network
us
Significance
401