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USGS usp000h8vt

7 Mar 2010, 07:51

168 km N of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 66 km depth.

Depth66 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 168 km N of Fais, Micronesia?

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11.284000, 140.601000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h8vt
Coordinates
11.284, 140.601
Network
us
Significance
400