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USGS us2000c1zn

8 Dec 2017, 09:51

45 km NW of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 45 km NW of Fais, Micronesia?

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10.011600, 140.187100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000c1zn
Coordinates
10.0116, 140.1871
Network
us
Significance
611