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USGS us6000nj4n

9 Aug 2024, 17:40

56 km S of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 75.5 km depth.

Depth75.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

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-9.120200, 120.538300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nj4n
Coordinates
-9.1202, 120.5383
Network
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Significance
401