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USGS usb000q6wt

2 May 2014, 09:43

87 km W of Ambon, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 46.6 km depth.

Depth46.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 87 km W of Ambon, Indonesia?

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-3.814800, 127.400800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000q6wt
Coordinates
-3.8148, 127.4008
Network
us
Significance
500