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USGS us6000jirz

23 Jan 2023, 18:17

164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 9.7 km depth.

Depth9.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.820200, 127.001500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jirz
Coordinates
2.8202, 127.0015
Network
us
Significance
466