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USGS iscgem848634

23 Apr 1966, 01:09

53 km W of Luwuk, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 53 km W of Luwuk, Indonesia?

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-0.964000, 122.308000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem848634
Coordinates
-0.964, 122.308
Network
iscgem
Significance
680