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USGS us100041ay

25 Nov 2015, 18:57

140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 33.2 km depth.

Depth33.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia?

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1.430500, 126.290400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100041ay
Coordinates
1.4305, 126.2904
Network
us
Significance
500