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USGS usp000a2h2

27 Oct 2000, 20:02

67 km E of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 37.9 km depth.

Depth37.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 67 km E of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda?

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17.598000, -61.194000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a2h2
Coordinates
17.598, -61.194
Network
us
Significance
482