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USGS usc000lml8

17 Dec 2013, 22:43

222 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 February 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 222 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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3.412000, 126.917400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000lml8
Coordinates
3.412, 126.9174
Network
us
Significance
385