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USGS us7000kwaz

17 Sept 2023, 12:28

229 km W of Port McNeill, Canada

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 229 km W of Port McNeill, Canada?

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50.813100, -130.312700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000kwaz
Coordinates
50.8131, -130.3127
Network
us
Significance
468