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USGS usp000cncf

26 Feb 2004, 12:07

20 km W of Tirhanimîne, Morocco

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10.8 km depth.

Depth10.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 July 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km W of Tirhanimîne, Morocco?

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35.233000, -4.182000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cncf
Coordinates
35.233, -4.182
Network
us
Significance
385