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USGS us20005k4s

20 Apr 2016, 11:51

North Atlantic Ocean

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 28 km depth.

Depth28 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is North Atlantic Ocean?

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13.200000, -55.886700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005k4s
Coordinates
13.2, -55.8867
Network
us
Significance
482