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USGS usc000rng9

29 Jun 2014, 08:19

140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 18.8 km depth.

Depth18.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 September 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 140 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia?

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1.407500, 126.283400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000rng9
Coordinates
1.4075, 126.2834
Network
us
Significance
385