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USGS usp000gumj

4 Mar 2009, 22:30

11 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 163.1 km depth.

Depth163.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic?

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18.286000, -68.563000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gumj
Coordinates
18.286, -68.563
Network
us
Significance
388