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USGS usp000gv4j

18 Mar 2009, 23:09

244 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 43.6 km depth.

Depth43.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 244 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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3.628000, 126.876000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gv4j
Coordinates
3.628, 126.876
Network
us
Significance
385