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USGS usc000t8vq

21 Dec 2014, 11:34

156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 41 km depth.

Depth41 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.089200, 126.648300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000t8vq
Coordinates
2.0892, 126.6483
Network
us
Significance
611