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USGS iscgem813710

31 Jan 1969, 01:44

271 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 48.4 km depth.

Depth48.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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4.179000, 128.147000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem813710
Coordinates
4.179, 128.147
Network
iscgem
Significance
634