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USGS usp000apcr

18 Sept 2001, 01:30

Vancouver Island, Canada region

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Vancouver Island, Canada region?

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48.490000, -128.760000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000apcr
Coordinates
48.49, -128.76
Network
us
Significance
400