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USGS usp000fv9v

26 Dec 2007, 17:12

179 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 69.8 km depth.

Depth69.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 179 km W of Tual, Indonesia?

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-5.377000, 131.150000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fv9v
Coordinates
-5.377, 131.15
Network
us
Significance
400