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USGS us7000lgxl

7 Dec 2023, 14:49

141 km NW of Las Khorey, Somalia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 141 km NW of Las Khorey, Somalia?

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12.221400, 47.465700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000lgxl
Coordinates
12.2214, 47.4657
Network
us
Significance
400