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USGS us7000dhjf

9 Mar 2021, 23:07

34 km NW of Fougamou, Gabon

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 34 km NW of Fougamou, Gabon?

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-0.988100, 10.375400

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.2

40 km W of Fougamou, Gabon

M 5.5

87 km ENE of Santo António, Sao Tome and Principe

M 5.5

34 km S of Lambaréné, Gabon

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000dhjf
Coordinates
-0.9881, 10.3754
Network
us
Significance
433