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USGS usp000hpm7

14 Nov 2010, 14:55

55 km E of Obock, Djibouti

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km E of Obock, Djibouti?

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12.041000, 43.797000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hpm7
Coordinates
12.041, 43.797
Network
us
Significance
449