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USGS usp0002t21

20 Apr 1986, 08:03

148 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 148 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.394000, 139.309000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002t21
Coordinates
-2.394, 139.309
Network
us
Significance
711