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USGS iscgem873773

16 Dec 1963, 01:51

44 km W of Labuan, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km W of Labuan, Indonesia?

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-6.399000, 105.431000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem873773
Coordinates
-6.399, 105.431
Network
iscgem
Significance
644