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USGS usc000mskt

18 Feb 2014, 09:27

171 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados

A magnitude 6.5 mww earthquake at 14.8 km depth.

Depth14.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 171 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados?

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14.668200, -58.927200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000mskt
Coordinates
14.6682, -58.9272
Network
us
Significance
681