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USGS usp000hpgf

13 Nov 2010, 04:35

56 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 94.6 km depth.

Depth94.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic?

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17.874000, -68.541000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hpgf
Coordinates
17.874, -68.541
Network
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Significance
936