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USGS usp000g2e8

26 Mar 2008, 20:06

6 km N of Yigo Village, Guam

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 70.6 km depth.

Depth70.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km N of Yigo Village, Guam?

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13.594000, 144.879000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g2e8
Coordinates
13.594, 144.879
Network
us
Significance
511