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USGS us1000givv

19 Aug 2018, 16:30

188 km E of Amahai, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 25.5 km depth.

Depth25.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 October 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 188 km E of Amahai, Indonesia?

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-3.098000, 130.599900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000givv
Coordinates
-3.098, 130.5999
Network
us
Significance
416