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USGS usp000hmut

8 Oct 2010, 21:16

50 km S of Porangatu, Brazil

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km S of Porangatu, Brazil?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-13.892000, -49.222000

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hmut
Coordinates
-13.892, -49.222
Network
us
Significance
393