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USGS usp000hpx9

21 Nov 2010, 04:58

Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 12.1 km depth.

Depth12.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-54.645000, -131.571000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hpx9
Coordinates
-54.645, -131.571
Network
us
Significance
432