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USGS us1000hu94

20 Nov 2018, 02:28

170 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 20.3 km depth.

Depth20.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 170 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.701800, 126.825200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hu94
Coordinates
2.7018, 126.8252
Network
us
Significance
416