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USGS usp000fvvk

2 Jan 2008, 20:04

176 km N of Likisá, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 515.6 km depth.

Depth515.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 176 km N of Likisá, Timor Leste?

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-6.994000, 125.228000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fvvk
Coordinates
-6.994, 125.228
Network
us
Significance
385