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USGS us7000n7ni

17 Aug 2024, 21:52

235 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 338 km depth.

Depth338 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 235 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste?

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-6.659100, 128.037700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000n7ni
Coordinates
-6.6591, 128.0377
Network
us
Significance
385