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USGS us6000bjrj

24 Aug 2020, 15:13

32 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 January 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 32 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi?

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-3.746900, 29.257900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000bjrj
Coordinates
-3.7469, 29.2579
Network
us
Significance
386