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USGS usp000b37m

26 Apr 2002, 17:06

20 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam

A magnitude 7.1 mwc earthquake at 85.7 km depth.

Depth85.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam?

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13.088000, 144.619000

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M 7.04

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M 7

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M 7

69 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam

M 6.8

181 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam

M 6.7

43 km NW of Piti Village, Guam

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b37m
Coordinates
13.088, 144.619
Network
us
Significance
776