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USGS usp000er1r

16 Aug 2006, 09:00

Owen Fracture Zone region

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 22.5 km depth.

Depth22.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Owen Fracture Zone region?

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14.083000, 56.750000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000er1r
Coordinates
14.083, 56.75
Network
us
Significance
385