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USGS us2000iz43

30 Dec 2018, 06:00

Carlsberg Ridge

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated5 March 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Carlsberg Ridge?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

8.159400, 58.657700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000iz43
Coordinates
8.1594, 58.6577
Network
us
Significance
385