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USGS usp0003rqq

10 Feb 1989, 11:15

152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 44 km depth.

Depth44 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.305000, 126.760000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003rqq
Coordinates
2.305, 126.76
Network
us
Significance
776