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USGS iscgem894629

18 Aug 1951, 04:38

138 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 138 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia?

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0.406000, 125.783000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem894629
Coordinates
0.406, 125.783
Network
iscgem
Significance
578