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USGS usp000d8ws

21 Nov 2004, 13:36

12 km S of Petites Anses, Guadeloupe

A magnitude 5.4 mwc 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 12 km S of Petites Anses, Guadeloupe?

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15.740000, -61.633000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d8ws
Coordinates
15.74, -61.633
Network
us
Significance
449