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USGS us1000dqk1

23 Apr 2018, 09:13

261 km E of Biak, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 261 km E of Biak, Indonesia?

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-1.287200, 138.425000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000dqk1
Coordinates
-1.2872, 138.425
Network
us
Significance
465