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USGS us600086um

29 Feb 2020, 09:28

157 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 136.9 km depth.

Depth136.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 157 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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3.140000, 128.190600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us600086um
Coordinates
3.14, 128.1906
Network
us
Significance
432