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USGS us20005y32

26 May 2016, 11:53

168 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 August 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 168 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste?

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-8.305200, 128.511600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005y32
Coordinates
-8.3052, 128.5116
Network
us
Significance
385