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USGS us10006g2n

23 Aug 2016, 20:39

149 km N of Maumere, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 533 km depth.

Depth533 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 149 km N of Maumere, Indonesia?

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-7.287200, 122.434500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006g2n
Coordinates
-7.2872, 122.4345
Network
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Significance
554