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USGS usp0002c6b

24 Feb 1985, 02:26

100 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 61.1 km depth.

Depth61.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-2.072000, 119.785000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002c6b
Coordinates
-2.072, 119.785
Network
us
Significance
554