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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000ezp0
USGS usp000ezp0

6 Dec 2006, 19:16

246 km SSE of Tobi Village, Palau

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 28.3 km depth.

Depth28.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 246 km SSE of Tobi Village, Palau?

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1.112000, 132.286000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ezp0
Coordinates
1.112, 132.286
Network
us
Significance
385