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USGS usp000d982

26 Nov 2004, 05:05

11 km W of Portsmouth, Dominica

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km W of Portsmouth, Dominica?

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15.603000, -61.574000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d982
Coordinates
15.603, -61.574
Network
us
Significance
416