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USGS usc000lst3

27 Dec 2013, 17:46

28 km W of Frontera, Spain

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 7.5 km depth.

Depth7.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 28 km W of Frontera, Spain?

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27.797500, -18.286800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000lst3
Coordinates
27.7975, -18.2868
Network
us
Significance
453