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USGS iscgem881737

6 Apr 1959, 14:12

48 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia?

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-10.093000, 120.319000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem881737
Coordinates
-10.093, 120.319
Network
iscgem
Significance
595