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USGS us6000jk70

29 Jan 2023, 19:57

171 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 42.2 km depth.

Depth42.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 171 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.849100, 126.943300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jk70
Coordinates
2.8491, 126.9433
Network
us
Significance
385