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USGS uw10313838

21 Sept 1993, 06:45

27 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon

A magnitude 6 md earthquake at 8.5 km depth.

Depth8.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon?

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42.357500, -122.058333

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
uw10313838
Coordinates
42.3575, -122.0583333
Network
uw
Significance
554