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USGS usp000ag8y

8 Jun 2001, 14:26

France

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 12 km depth.

Depth12 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is France?

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46.690000, -0.990000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.2

1 km SSW of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, France

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ag8y
Coordinates
46.69, -0.99
Network
us
Significance
385