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USGS usp00053wj

5 Mar 1992, 08:55

4 km WSW of Arta, Djibouti

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 7.4 km depth.

Depth7.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km WSW of Arta, Djibouti?

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11.513000, 42.812000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00053wj
Coordinates
11.513, 42.812
Network
us
Significance
591