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USGS usp0009ref

17 Apr 2000, 19:08

248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 56.6 km depth.

Depth56.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 248 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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3.959000, 128.269000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009ref
Coordinates
3.959, 128.269
Network
us
Significance
465