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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgemsup899722
USGS iscgemsup899722

21 Feb 1943, 19:10

177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia?

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-7.051000, 122.557000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup899722
Coordinates
-7.051, 122.557
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
556