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USGS iscgemsup911693

15 Oct 1923, 07:58

62 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia?

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-10.218000, 120.257000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup911693
Coordinates
-10.218, 120.257
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
614