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USGS usd0015eay

17 Aug 2026, 01:46

73 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 5.1 km depth.

Depth5.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 73 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia?

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-8.220000, 121.441000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usd0015eay
Coordinates
-8.22, 121.441
Network
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Significance
465