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USGS us700068vs

16 Nov 2019, 17:46

226 km E of Nabire, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 61.7 km depth.

Depth61.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 226 km E of Nabire, Indonesia?

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-3.325000, 137.536000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us700068vs
Coordinates
-3.325, 137.536
Network
us
Significance
400