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USGS usp000h4tj

6 Dec 2009, 18:29

21 km S of Karonga, Malawi

A magnitude 5.1 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 21 km S of Karonga, Malawi?

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-10.131000, 33.915000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h4tj
Coordinates
-10.131, 33.915
Network
us
Significance
400