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USGS us1000av1y

21 Oct 2017, 02:32

267 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 63.1 km depth.

Depth63.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 267 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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4.147900, 127.873500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000av1y
Coordinates
4.1479, 127.8735
Network
us
Significance
432