QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000ay1s
USGS usp000ay1s
8 Feb 2002, 22:29
228 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 550 km depth.
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2.171000, 121.805000
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Event ID
usp000ay1s
Coordinates
2.171, 121.805
Network
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Significance
432