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USGS usp00068rg

20 Feb 1994, 01:54

172 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 28.4 km depth.

Depth28.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 172 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia?

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2.059000, 126.475000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00068rg
Coordinates
2.059, 126.475
Network
us
Significance
554