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USGS us6000jm8n

7 Feb 2023, 14:20

State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia?

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9.579400, 138.423900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jm8n
Coordinates
9.5794, 138.4239
Network
us
Significance
421