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USGS us70005q83

3 Oct 2019, 15:33

254 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 13.3 km depth.

Depth13.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 254 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.651100, 138.341200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70005q83
Coordinates
-2.6511, 138.3412
Network
us
Significance
482