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USGS us1000h3p4

28 Sept 2018, 11:02

72 km N of Palu, Indonesia

A magnitude 7.5 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 June 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km N of Palu, Indonesia?

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-0.255900, 119.846200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000h3p4
Coordinates
-0.2559, 119.8462
Network
us
Significance
2034