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USGS usb000srnq

30 Oct 2014, 12:11

157 km N of Pototano, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 535 km depth.

Depth535 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 157 km N of Pototano, Indonesia?

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-6.988100, 117.589400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000srnq
Coordinates
-6.9881, 117.5894
Network
us
Significance
500