QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20007g49
USGS us20007g49
22 Oct 2016, 18:49
Banda Sea
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 21.6 km depth.
Published location
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-6.304200, 129.824500
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20007g49
Coordinates
-6.3042, 129.8245
Network
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Significance
385