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USGS usb000pnsd

17 Apr 2014, 14:03

66 km N of Pototano, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 277.4 km depth.

Depth277.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 July 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km N of Pototano, Indonesia?

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-7.815800, 117.486400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000pnsd
Coordinates
-7.8158, 117.4864
Network
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Significance
385