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USGS usp0006nyy

20 Nov 1994, 16:59

92 km S of Biak, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.3 mwb earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 92 km S of Biak, Indonesia?

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-2.001000, 135.932000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006nyy
Coordinates
-2.001, 135.932
Network
us
Significance
611