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USGS usp000gw5m

15 Apr 2009, 07:54

Arctic Ocean

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Arctic Ocean?

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80.613000, -107.752000

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What the numbers mean

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gw5m
Coordinates
80.613, -107.752
Network
us
Significance
385