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USGS iscgemsup16957834

22 Jan 1905, 02:43

160 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 7.8 mB earthquake at 90 km depth.

Depth90 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 160 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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0.610000, 121.622000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16957834
Coordinates
0.61, 121.622
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
936