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USGS us200029vw

28 Apr 2015, 14:32

121 km SSW of Nema, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 14.9 km depth.

Depth14.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 July 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km SSW of Nema, Micronesia?

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6.044000, 152.008600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200029vw
Coordinates
6.044, 152.0086
Network
us
Significance
400