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USGS usp0003bc8

17 Dec 1987, 20:22

73 km SW of Jimbaran, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 46 km depth.

Depth46 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km SW of Jimbaran, Indonesia?

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-9.169000, 114.610000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003bc8
Coordinates
-9.169, 114.61
Network
us
Significance
554