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USGS usp000hpmv

14 Nov 2010, 19:15

68 km E of Obock, Djibouti

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km E of Obock, Djibouti?

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11.983000, 43.916000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hpmv
Coordinates
11.983, 43.916
Network
us
Significance
385