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USGS usp000d9cp

27 Nov 2004, 06:38

Svalbard region

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Svalbard region?

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76.169000, 7.528000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d9cp
Coordinates
76.169, 7.528
Network
us
Significance
400