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USGS us200059z1

15 Mar 2016, 19:35

233 km NE of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 May 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 233 km NE of Fais, Micronesia?

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11.514800, 141.710300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200059z1
Coordinates
11.5148, 141.7103
Network
us
Significance
416