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USGS usp000ejyj

8 Jun 2006, 17:29

48 km E of Roura, French Guiana

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km E of Roura, French Guiana?

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4.664000, -51.896000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ejyj
Coordinates
4.664, -51.896
Network
us
Significance
411