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USGS us200030kn

27 Jul 2015, 22:41

234 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 7 mww earthquake at 48 km depth.

Depth48 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 234 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.628600, 138.527700

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 7

50 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

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M 7.08

43 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

M 7.1

214 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

M 7.1

226 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia

M 6.76

221 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200030kn
Coordinates
-2.6286, 138.5277
Network
us
Significance
762