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USGS usp000hdz5

14 Jun 2010, 12:51

8 km NNW of Fochville, South Africa

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 2 km depth.

Depth2 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 NNW of Fochville, South Africa?

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-26.415000, 27.474000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hdz5
Coordinates
-26.415, 27.474
Network
us
Significance
386