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USGS usb000sbmf

12 Sept 2014, 08:56

181 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 49.1 km depth.

Depth49.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 December 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 181 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.209500, 139.045500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000sbmf
Coordinates
-2.2095, 139.0455
Network
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Significance
385