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USGS usp000h41a

14 Nov 2009, 04:47

66 km W of Karema, Tanzania

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km W of Karema, Tanzania?

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-6.852000, 29.841000

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M 5.3

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M 5.3

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h41a
Coordinates
-6.852, 29.841
Network
us
Significance
449