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USGS us1000hfgv

22 Oct 2018, 07:16

210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada

A magnitude 6.8 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 210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada?

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49.334600, -129.289000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hfgv
Coordinates
49.3346, -129.289
Network
us
Significance
776