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USGS usp000hqvz

13 Dec 2010, 09:44

126 km NW of Castelo Branco, Portugal

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 126 km NW of Castelo Branco, Portugal?

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39.419000, -29.615000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hqvz
Coordinates
39.419, -29.615
Network
us
Significance
385