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USGS us6000le5w

9 Oct 2023, 04:50

98 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 137.4 km depth.

Depth137.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 December 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 98 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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0.371100, 122.191800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000le5w
Coordinates
0.3711, 122.1918
Network
us
Significance
385