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USGS us7000hcwg

27 May 2022, 03:36

37 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 49 km depth.

Depth49 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste?

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-8.257200, 127.207900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000hcwg
Coordinates
-8.2572, 127.2079
Network
us
Significance
605