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USGS usp00071js

7 Aug 1995, 20:44

Federated States of Micronesia region

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 12.6 km depth.

Depth12.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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4.041000, 143.770000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00071js
Coordinates
4.041, 143.77
Network
us
Significance
591