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USGS usp000fw5b

7 Jan 2008, 03:12

9 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 12 km depth.

Depth12 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia?

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-0.795000, 134.012000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fw5b
Coordinates
-0.795, 134.012
Network
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Significance
537