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USGS us6000j6xw

4 Dec 2022, 23:38

Samoa Islands region

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 17.4 km depth.

Depth17.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 February 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Samoa Islands region?

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-15.520100, -171.668300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000j6xw
Coordinates
-15.5201, -171.6683
Network
us
Significance
385