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USGS usp000b2qw

19 Apr 2002, 01:16

222 km SSE of Port Blair, India

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 222 km SSE of Port Blair, India?

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9.835000, 93.592000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b2qw
Coordinates
9.835, 93.592
Network
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Significance
385