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USGS usp000dx8b

13 Aug 2005, 10:07

77 km S of Amahai, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 23.3 km depth.

Depth23.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km S of Amahai, Indonesia?

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-4.034000, 128.839000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dx8b
Coordinates
-4.034, 128.839
Network
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Significance
400