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USGS us6000lhiz

23 Oct 2023, 16:30

60 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 9.9 km depth.

Depth9.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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1.182100, 127.962000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lhiz
Coordinates
1.1821, 127.962
Network
us
Significance
385