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USGS us2000410w

31 Oct 2015, 04:43

38 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 53.7 km depth.

Depth53.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste?

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-9.058700, 124.063600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000410w
Coordinates
-9.0587, 124.0636
Network
us
Significance
432