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USGS usp000b7tv

9 Jul 2002, 19:40

228 km W of Bandon, Oregon

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 228 km W of Bandon, Oregon?

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43.519000, -127.169000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b7tv
Coordinates
43.519, -127.169
Network
us
Significance
536