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USGS usp000jhpg

11 Apr 2012, 23:41

266 km W of Bandon, Oregon

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 266 km W of Bandon, Oregon?

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43.584000, -127.638000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jhpg
Coordinates
43.584, -127.638
Network
us
Significance
569