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USGS us60007a3h

18 Jan 2020, 16:38

146 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 44 km depth.

Depth44 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 146 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.840500, 139.336300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us60007a3h
Coordinates
-2.8405, 139.3363
Network
us
Significance
555