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USGS usp000fr9q

26 Oct 2007, 10:17

120 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 120 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.847000, 139.574000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fr9q
Coordinates
-2.847, 139.574
Network
us
Significance
465