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USGS us7000hfaj

6 Jun 2022, 09:29

156 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 23.8 km depth.

Depth23.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 156 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.803000, 139.241800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000hfaj
Coordinates
-2.803, 139.2418
Network
us
Significance
416