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USGS usp000gt6q
28 Jan 2009, 07:53
38 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 65.9 km depth.
Published location
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-8.936000, 124.157000
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Event ID
usp000gt6q
Coordinates
-8.936, 124.157
Network
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Significance
503