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USGS us6000jitq

24 Jan 2023, 02:13

169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.818200, 126.944000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jitq
Coordinates
2.8182, 126.944
Network
us
Significance
518