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USGS usp0009zbk

29 Aug 2000, 13:05

5 km ENE of Mirboo North, Australia

A magnitude 5 ml earthquake at 12.2 km depth.

Depth12.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 July 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km ENE of Mirboo North, Australia?

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-38.385000, 146.226000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009zbk
Coordinates
-38.385, 146.226
Network
us
Significance
385