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USGS usp000j4gb

10 Jul 2011, 00:17

91 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 6.8 km depth.

Depth6.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 91 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena?

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-7.859000, -13.587000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j4gb
Coordinates
-7.859, -13.587
Network
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Significance
416