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USGS iscgem869903

28 Mar 1964, 12:30

99 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 115 km depth.

Depth115 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 99 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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0.418000, 122.174000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem869903
Coordinates
0.418, 122.174
Network
iscgem
Significance
686