QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000ghsx
USGS usp000ghsx
27 Sept 2008, 00:10
225 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 109.9 km depth.
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-5.690000, 130.715000
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Event ID
usp000ghsx
Coordinates
-5.69, 130.715
Network
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Significance
400