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USGS usp000hd38

23 May 2010, 14:28

4 km WSW of Melouza, Algeria

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 1 km depth.

Depth1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km WSW of Melouza, Algeria?

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35.962000, 4.142000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hd38
Coordinates
35.962, 4.142
Network
us
Significance
417