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USGS us10004wyc

12 Mar 2016, 04:25

72 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste?

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-7.880600, 125.799700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004wyc
Coordinates
-7.8806, 125.7997
Network
us
Significance
385