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USGS usc000tewz

12 Jan 2015, 20:25

129 km E of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 20.9 km depth.

Depth20.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 129 km E of Tual, Indonesia?

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-5.587000, 133.922300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000tewz
Coordinates
-5.587, 133.9223
Network
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Significance
482