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USGS usp000gq94

9 Dec 2008, 15:31

147 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 45.4 km depth.

Depth45.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 147 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.814000, 139.320000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gq94
Coordinates
-2.814, 139.32
Network
us
Significance
500