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USGS usp000f1ab

30 Dec 2006, 08:30

156 km NW of Kilmia, Yemen

A magnitude 6.6 mwc earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 156 km NW of Kilmia, Yemen?

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13.313000, 51.365000

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M 6.14

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M 6.1

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f1ab
Coordinates
13.313, 51.365
Network
us
Significance
670