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USGS us1000290b

14 May 2015, 18:38

251 km S of Ambon, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 367.4 km depth.

Depth367.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 251 km S of Ambon, Indonesia?

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-5.970900, 128.305400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000290b
Coordinates
-5.9709, 128.3054
Network
us
Significance
400