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USGS us20005fx0

6 Apr 2016, 21:35

261 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 118 km depth.

Depth118 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 261 km W of Tual, Indonesia?

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-6.029200, 130.429600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005fx0
Coordinates
-6.0292, 130.4296
Network
us
Significance
465