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USGS us6000k376

10 Apr 2023, 02:05

Bismarck Sea

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Bismarck Sea?

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-3.479200, 148.909700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k376
Coordinates
-3.4792, 148.9097
Network
us
Significance
518