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USGS iscgem805214

5 Aug 1969, 03:13

121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 7 mw earthquake at 27.7 km depth.

Depth27.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia?

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1.145000, 126.184000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem805214

Coordinates

1.145, 126.184

Network

iscgem

Significance

756