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USGS us1000hwxr

27 Nov 2018, 05:11

3 km SE of Pamandzi, Mayotte

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km SE of Pamandzi, Mayotte?

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-12.821700, 45.298800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hwxr
Coordinates
-12.8217, 45.2988
Network
us
Significance
386