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USGS us100068wb

31 Jul 2016, 02:07

238 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 4 km depth.

Depth4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 238 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.448200, 138.495500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100068wb
Coordinates
-2.4482, 138.4955
Network
us
Significance
416