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USGS iscgem902719

20 Oct 1938, 02:19

70 km SE of Maumere, Indonesia

A magnitude 7.2 mw earthquake at 66 km depth.

Depth66 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 70 km SE of Maumere, Indonesia?

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-8.996000, 122.726000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem902719
Coordinates
-8.996, 122.726
Network
iscgem
Significance
789