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USGS usp000db42

20 Dec 2004, 20:24

171 km S of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 42.6 km depth.

Depth42.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 171 km S of Tondano, Indonesia?

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-0.217000, 125.209000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000db42
Coordinates
-0.217, 125.209
Network
us
Significance
400