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USGS usp000bkyp

19 Dec 2002, 03:42

124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 124 km W of Ternate, Indonesia?

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0.911000, 126.273000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bkyp
Coordinates
0.911, 126.273
Network
us
Significance
482