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USGS usp000h0y7

28 Aug 2009, 02:51

211 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.9 mwc earthquake at 642.4 km depth.

Depth642.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 211 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia?

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-7.146000, 123.427000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h0y7
Coordinates
-7.146, 123.427
Network
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Significance
736