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USGS usp000c63v

28 Aug 2003, 07:38

131 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 409.2 km depth.

Depth409.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 131 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste?

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-7.324000, 126.051000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c63v
Coordinates
-7.324, 126.051
Network
us
Significance
554