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USGS us2000cp7j

25 Jan 2018, 10:25

87 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena

A magnitude 5 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 87 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena?

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-8.052800, -13.628800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000cp7j
Coordinates
-8.0528, -13.6288
Network
us
Significance
385