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USGS usp0004845

18 Apr 1990, 19:32

86 km N of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 19.1 km depth.

Depth19.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 86 km N of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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1.315000, 123.018000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004845
Coordinates
1.315, 123.018
Network
us
Significance
650