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USGS us1000hql9

11 Nov 2018, 15:56

299 km E of Port Mathurin, Mauritius

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

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

Published location

Where is 299 km E of Port Mathurin, Mauritius?

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-20.112400, 66.236600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hql9
Coordinates
-20.1124, 66.2366
Network
us
Significance
400