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USGS usp000h612

13 Jan 2010, 00:43

8 km SE of Gressier, Haiti

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km SE of Gressier, Haiti?

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18.482000, -72.469000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h612
Coordinates
18.482, -72.469
Network
us
Significance
388