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USGS usp000fmek

4 Sept 2007, 22:53

221 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 35.2 km depth.

Depth35.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 221 km W of Tual, Indonesia?

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-5.374000, 130.767000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fmek
Coordinates
-5.374, 130.767
Network
us
Significance
432