QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us1000ayz3
USGS us1000ayz3
31 Oct 2017, 11:31
53 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 4 km depth.
Published location
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-3.826100, 127.720900
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Event ID
us1000ayz3
Coordinates
-3.8261, 127.7209
Network
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Significance
518