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USGS usp00021cv

19 Jan 1984, 16:34

State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 30.3 km depth.

Depth30.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia?

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5.988000, 146.533000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00021cv
Coordinates
5.988, 146.533
Network
us
Significance
572