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USGS usp000j8jr

26 Sept 2011, 02:02

207 km S of Norman Wells, Canada

A magnitude 5.3 mwr earthquake at 1 km depth.

Depth1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 207 km S of Norman Wells, Canada?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

63.434000, -126.278000

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j8jr
Coordinates
63.434, -126.278
Network
us
Significance
435