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USGS usp000bm49

21 Dec 2002, 18:50

73 km ENE of The Valley, Anguilla

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 52.9 km depth.

Depth52.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km ENE of The Valley, Anguilla?

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18.357000, -62.380000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bm49
Coordinates
18.357, -62.38
Network
us
Significance
449