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USGS usp000b5nw

6 Jun 2002, 23:35

49 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 87.4 km depth.

Depth87.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 49 km N of Sitia, Greece?

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35.648000, 26.183000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b5nw
Coordinates
35.648, 26.183
Network
us
Significance
416