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USGS us10004f44

16 Jan 2016, 23:22

107 km W of Ambon, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 4.1 km depth.

Depth4.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 107 km W of Ambon, Indonesia?

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-3.872700, 127.229200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004f44
Coordinates
-3.8727, 127.2292
Network
us
Significance
482