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USGS · 70176503

Earthquakes, March-April, 1993

Abstract

Worldwide, only one major earthquake (7.0<M<8.0) occurred during this reporting period. This earthquake, a magnitude 7.2 shock, struck the Santa Cruz Islands region in the South Pacific on March 6. Earthquake-related deaths occurred in the Fiji Islands, China, and Peru.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: -12.189703804004074° to -10.206813072484595° latitude; 164.7509765625° to 167.27783203125° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Waverly J. Person. 1993. Earthquakes, March-April, 1993. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70176503

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