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USGS us20005hdl

12 Apr 2016, 12:24

175 km N of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.3 mb 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 175 km N of Fais, Micronesia?

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11.319200, 140.825700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005hdl
Coordinates
11.3192, 140.8257
Network
us
Significance
432