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USGS usp0009xqj

3 Aug 2000, 09:50

164 km S of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 56 km depth.

Depth56 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 164 km S of Tondano, Indonesia?

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-0.177000, 124.963000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009xqj
Coordinates
-0.177, 124.963
Network
us
Significance
385