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USGS usp000f5rs

27 Feb 2007, 09:42

30 km E of Parham, Antigua and Barbuda

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 51 km depth.

Depth51 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km E of Parham, Antigua and Barbuda?

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17.109000, -61.487000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f5rs
Coordinates
17.109, -61.487
Network
us
Significance
392