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USGS usp000cgbp

28 Dec 2003, 05:36

79 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 74.9 km depth.

Depth74.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 79 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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0.599000, 122.350000

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Event ID
usp000cgbp
Coordinates
0.599, 122.35
Network
us
Significance
536