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USGS us6000id0n

23 Aug 2022, 14:39

153 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 87.9 km depth.

Depth87.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 November 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 153 km W of Tual, Indonesia?

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-5.400600, 131.386400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000id0n
Coordinates
-5.4006, 131.3864
Network
us
Significance
385