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USGS usp0003hjb

3 Jul 1988, 12:43

State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 14.6 km depth.

Depth14.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia?

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8.919000, 137.896000

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M 6.49

96 km ENE of Fais, Micronesia

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003hjb
Coordinates
8.919, 137.896
Network
us
Significance
670