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USGS us2000adpp

31 Aug 2017, 23:57

171 km S of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 40.8 km depth.

Depth40.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 171 km S of Tondano, Indonesia?

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-0.225200, 125.178100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000adpp
Coordinates
-0.2252, 125.1781
Network
us
Significance
432