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USGS usp000hpkz

14 Nov 2010, 13:50

71 km E of Obock, Djibouti

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km E of Obock, Djibouti?

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11.927000, 43.944000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hpkz
Coordinates
11.927, 43.944
Network
us
Significance
416