QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgemsup905028
USGS iscgemsup905028
12 Jul 1934, 15:24
northwest of Australia
A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.
Published location
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-15.053000, 112.097000
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What the numbers mean
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup905028
Coordinates
-15.053, 112.097
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
578