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USGS us6000bi4p

21 Aug 2020, 05:09

222 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 624 km depth.

Depth624 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 222 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia?

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-6.710000, 123.464900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000bi4p
Coordinates
-6.71, 123.4649
Network
us
Significance
749