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USGS iscgem908941

21 Oct 1928, 16:16

238 km E of Nabire, 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 238 km E of Nabire, Indonesia?

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-3.685000, 137.625000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908941
Coordinates
-3.685, 137.625
Network
iscgem
Significance
567