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USGS us6000m01a

27 Dec 2023, 18:52

26 km NNE of Kupang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 March 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km NNE of Kupang, Indonesia?

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-9.948600, 123.703500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000m01a
Coordinates
-9.9486, 123.7035
Network
us
Significance
387