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USGS us20008j12

10 Feb 2017, 18:28

80 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 81.1 km depth.

Depth81.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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-0.185000, 123.019900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20008j12
Coordinates
-0.185, 123.0199
Network
us
Significance
385