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USGS usp000aw9y

12 Jan 2002, 08:26

off the east coast of the United States

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 off the east coast of the United States?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

28.279000, -69.566000

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What the numbers mean

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000aw9y
Coordinates
28.279, -69.566
Network
us
Significance
449