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USGS us2000828l

18 Dec 2016, 09:47

135 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 135 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia?

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8.372500, 137.673600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000828l
Coordinates
8.3725, 137.6736
Network
us
Significance
592