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USGS usp00079zv

1 Jan 1996, 08:05

181 km N of Palu, Indonesia

A magnitude 7.9 mw earthquake at 24 km depth.

Depth24 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated23 September 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia?

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0.729000, 119.931000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00079zv
Coordinates
0.729, 119.931
Network
us
Significance
960