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USGS us7000fb83

15 Sept 2021, 01:49

125 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 46.4 km depth.

Depth46.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 125 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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1.156500, 122.116600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000fb83
Coordinates
1.1565, 122.1166
Network
us
Significance
400