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USGS usp0005reu

19 Apr 1993, 22:01

253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 23.6 km depth.

Depth23.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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4.015000, 128.204000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005reu
Coordinates
4.015, 128.204
Network
us
Significance
711