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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem852583
USGS iscgem852583

21 Nov 1965, 10:31

267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 133.3 km depth.

Depth133.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia?

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-6.193000, 130.402000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem852583
Coordinates
-6.193, 130.402
Network
iscgem
Significance
660