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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000kb41
USGS us6000kb41

11 May 2023, 15:36

59 km W of Gunungsitoli, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 27.2 km depth.

Depth27.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 59 km W of Gunungsitoli, Indonesia?

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1.202900, 97.082800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kb41
Coordinates
1.2029, 97.0828
Network
us
Significance
385