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USGS usp000dg73

15 Feb 2005, 14:42

Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.5 mwc earthquake at 39.7 km depth.

Depth39.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia?

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4.756000, 126.421000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dg73
Coordinates
4.756, 126.421
Network
us
Significance
652