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USGS usp000gu3j

17 Feb 2009, 07:01

67 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 114 km depth.

Depth114 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 67 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.299000, 128.216000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gu3j
Coordinates
2.299, 128.216
Network
us
Significance
385