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USGS usp0009uq5

16 Jun 2000, 18:59

112 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 112 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena?

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-7.983000, -13.395000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009uq5
Coordinates
-7.983, -13.395
Network
us
Significance
449