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USGS usp0005y3k

8 Aug 1993, 09:34

32 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam

A magnitude 7.8 mw earthquake at 59.3 km depth.

Depth59.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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12.982000, 144.801000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005y3k
Coordinates
12.982, 144.801
Network
us
Significance
950