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USGS us20005dts

1 Apr 2016, 02:01

166 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 166 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam?

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12.010300, 143.817400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005dts
Coordinates
12.0103, 143.8174
Network
us
Significance
432