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USGS usp0002jnx

11 Sept 1985, 20:20

Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Pacific-Antarctic Ridge?

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-54.388000, -132.403000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002jnx
Coordinates
-54.388, -132.403
Network
us
Significance
554