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USGS usp000ftj1

29 Nov 2007, 19:00

18 km WNW of Basse-Pointe, Martinique

A magnitude 7.4 mwb earthquake at 156 km depth.

Depth156 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km WNW of Basse-Pointe, Martinique?

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14.944000, -61.274000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ftj1
Coordinates
14.944, -61.274
Network
us
Significance
1542