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USGS us6000j7tx

8 Dec 2022, 04:58

170 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 54.9 km depth.

Depth54.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 February 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 170 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.765700, 139.106400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000j7tx
Coordinates
-2.7657, 139.1064
Network
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Significance
385