QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 3 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000b7j2
USGS usp000b7j2
5 Jul 2002, 14:41
South Pacific Ocean
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is South Pacific Ocean?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
-40.007000, -155.701000
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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
usp000b7j2
Coordinates
-40.007, -155.701
Network
us
Significance
400