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USGS us6000iu94

17 Oct 2022, 09:13

173 km E of Amahai, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 December 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 173 km E of Amahai, Indonesia?

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-3.096500, 130.464800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000iu94
Coordinates
-3.0965, 130.4648
Network
us
Significance
385