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USGS usp000h0qa

21 Aug 2009, 14:39

9 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 22.8 km depth.

Depth22.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km WSW of Ulcinj, Montenegro?

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41.898000, 19.123000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h0qa
Coordinates
41.898, 19.123
Network
us
Significance
413