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USGS iscgem898211

7 Jan 1946, 06:14

211 km WNW of Gorontalo, 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 211 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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1.429000, 121.385000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem898211
Coordinates
1.429, 121.385
Network
iscgem
Significance
589