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USGS iscgem810746

9 Mar 1969, 15:39

81 km S of Nabire, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 23.3 km depth.

Depth23.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 81 km S of Nabire, Indonesia?

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-4.086000, 135.644000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem810746
Coordinates
-4.086, 135.644
Network
iscgem
Significance
580