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USGS us70008l5g

2 Apr 2020, 03:13

65 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 16.2 km depth.

Depth16.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste?

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-7.934900, 125.701800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70008l5g
Coordinates
-7.9349, 125.7018
Network
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Significance
471