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USGS usp000g5yf

9 May 2008, 22:51

181 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam

A magnitude 6.8 mwc earthquake at 76 km depth.

Depth76 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 181 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam?

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12.516000, 143.181000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g5yf
Coordinates
12.516, 143.181
Network
us
Significance
742