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USGS us2000he1s

13 Sept 2018, 17:49

160 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 140.6 km depth.

Depth140.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 November 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 160 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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3.171100, 128.121800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000he1s
Coordinates
3.1711, 128.1218
Network
us
Significance
385