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USGS usp000es10

29 Aug 2006, 13:18

179 km S of Tondano, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 179 km S of Tondano, Indonesia?

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-0.307000, 125.086000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000es10
Coordinates
-0.307, 125.086
Network
us
Significance
400