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USGS us2000hep2

14 Sept 2018, 16:50

207 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 48 km depth.

Depth48 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 207 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.737100, 138.774700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000hep2
Coordinates
-2.7371, 138.7747
Network
us
Significance
518