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USGS iscgem904055

22 Jan 1935, 14:56

192 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 192 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.848000, 138.917000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem904055
Coordinates
-2.848, 138.917
Network
iscgem
Significance
567