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USGS usp000hctw

16 May 2010, 09:55

Andaman Islands, India region

A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 38.7 km depth.

Depth38.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Andaman Islands, India region?

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14.423000, 93.180000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hctw
Coordinates
14.423, 93.18
Network
us
Significance
432