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USGS iscgem900681

25 Feb 1941, 06:37

26 km E of Kefamenanu, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km E of Kefamenanu, Indonesia?

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-9.484000, 124.717000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem900681
Coordinates
-9.484, 124.717
Network
iscgem
Significance
591