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USGS usp0003ycj

12 Aug 1989, 01:40

63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 51 km depth.

Depth51 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia?

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0.800000, 126.817000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003ycj
Coordinates
0.8, 126.817
Network
us
Significance
572