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USGS us1000is2v

13 Jan 2019, 05:15

12 km E of Pamandzi, Mayotte

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 April 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km E of Pamandzi, Mayotte?

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-12.785500, 45.397700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000is2v
Coordinates
-12.7855, 45.3977
Network
us
Significance
400