QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem769882
USGS iscgem769882
24 Sept 1972, 21:09
198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 9.2 km depth.
Published location
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-6.229000, 131.061000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem769882
Coordinates
-6.229, 131.061
Network
iscgem
Significance
711