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USGS usp000ezj1

5 Dec 2006, 03:48

178 km WNW of Tobelo, 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 178 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.620000, 126.670000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ezj1
Coordinates
2.62, 126.67
Network
us
Significance
400