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USGS usp000bydf

28 May 2003, 17:15

Mauritius - Reunion region

A magnitude 6.2 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 Mauritius - Reunion region?

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-17.646000, 66.116000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bydf
Coordinates
-17.646, 66.116
Network
us
Significance
591