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USGS usp000gwsh

3 May 2009, 01:10

147 km N of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 28.4 km depth.

Depth28.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 147 km N of Fais, Micronesia?

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11.103000, 140.507000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwsh
Coordinates
11.103, 140.507
Network
us
Significance
416