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USGS us10001rqx

29 Mar 2015, 08:50

138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 45.1 km depth.

Depth45.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia?

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1.653500, 126.484600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10001rqx
Coordinates
1.6535, 126.4846
Network
us
Significance
482