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USGS us20005ivy

16 Apr 2016, 01:10

8 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km S of Ierápetra, Greece?

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34.937100, 25.757700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005ivy
Coordinates
34.9371, 25.7577
Network
us
Significance
385