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USGS usp000a8xm

2 Feb 2001, 17:44

185 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 185 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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0.861000, 121.423000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a8xm
Coordinates
0.861, 121.423
Network
us
Significance
385