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USGS us70006xnd

27 Dec 2019, 18:04

Ascension Island region

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 March 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Ascension Island region?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-6.349900, -11.026800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006xnd
Coordinates
-6.3499, -11.0268
Network
us
Significance
385