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USGS usp000fy26

3 Feb 2008, 10:56

11 km NE of Cyangugu, Rwanda

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km NE of Cyangugu, Rwanda?

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-2.403000, 28.973000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fy26
Coordinates
-2.403, 28.973
Network
us
Significance
388