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USGS usp000b2e6

15 Apr 2002, 04:52

97 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 116.6 km depth.

Depth116.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 97 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam?

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13.079000, 143.793000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b2e6
Coordinates
13.079, 143.793
Network
us
Significance
449