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USGS us100048hc

20 Dec 2015, 18:47

37 km N of Tarakan, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km N of Tarakan, Indonesia?

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3.645500, 117.635900

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.1

98 km SE of Tarakan, Indonesia

M 6.17

23 km W of Bawison, Philippines

M 6.2

7 km SSW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia

M 6.26

210 km ESE of Tarakan, Indonesia

M 5.7

81 km WSW of Pandan Niog, Philippines

M 6.55

26 km NNW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100048hc
Coordinates
3.6455, 117.6359
Network
us
Significance
585