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USGS us700049fa

24 Jun 2019, 17:54

247 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 247 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.654900, 138.407200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us700049fa
Coordinates
-2.6549, 138.4072
Network
us
Significance
465