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USGS usp000bf78

24 Oct 2002, 09:03

37 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda

A magnitude 5 mb 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 37 km W of Kibuye, Rwanda?

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-2.013000, 29.014000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bf78
Coordinates
-2.013, 29.014
Network
us
Significance
385