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USGS us6000tl6a

16 Aug 2026, 07:51

79 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 11.5 km depth.

Depth11.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-7.898200, 120.553700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000tl6a
Coordinates
-7.8982, 120.5537
Network
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Significance
465