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USGS us6000jkea

30 Jan 2023, 19:55

103 km S of ?urrieq, Malta

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10.3 km depth.

Depth10.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 103 km S of ?urrieq, Malta?

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34.909800, 14.272800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jkea
Coordinates
34.9098, 14.2728
Network
us
Significance
465