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USGS usp000es3x

30 Aug 2006, 18:39

237 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 237 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia?

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-9.483000, 107.768000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000es3x
Coordinates
-9.483, 107.768
Network
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Significance
385