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USGS usp000hpm9

14 Nov 2010, 15:06

39 km E of Obock, Djibouti

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 11.5 km depth.

Depth11.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km E of Obock, Djibouti?

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11.906000, 43.648000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hpm9
Coordinates
11.906, 43.648
Network
us
Significance
416