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USGS us700034xq

12 Apr 2019, 12:40

Sulawesi, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 15.5 km depth.

Depth15.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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-1.814600, 122.579800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us700034xq
Coordinates
-1.8146, 122.5798
Network
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Significance
717