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USGS us10006mp9

7 Sept 2016, 15:32

60 km E of Palu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 27.2 km depth.

Depth27.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km E of Palu, Indonesia?

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-0.938900, 120.409700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006mp9
Coordinates
-0.9389, 120.4097
Network
us
Significance
400