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USGS usp000amhc

15 Aug 2001, 18:29

284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 200 km depth.

Depth200 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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4.287000, 127.780000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000amhc
Coordinates
4.287, 127.78
Network
us
Significance
416