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USGS usp000ew2z

26 Oct 2006, 15:28

40 km W of San Nicolò, Italy

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 212 km depth.

Depth212 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km W of San Nicolò, Italy?

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38.649000, 15.390000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ew2z
Coordinates
38.649, 15.39
Network
us
Significance
551