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USGS usp000epnr

27 Jul 2006, 02:01

180 km ENE of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 26.5 km depth.

Depth26.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 180 km ENE of Fais, Micronesia?

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10.411000, 142.031000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000epnr
Coordinates
10.411, 142.031
Network
us
Significance
465