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USGS usb000qn2z

14 May 2014, 21:56

State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia?

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6.450700, 144.923800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000qn2z
Coordinates
6.4507, 144.9238
Network
us
Significance
572