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USGS iscgem812402

20 Feb 1969, 11:30

187 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 47.5 km depth.

Depth47.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 187 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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3.405000, 128.233000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem812402
Coordinates
3.405, 128.233
Network
iscgem
Significance
634