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USGS usp000h3rq

5 Nov 2009, 04:17

187 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 47.5 km depth.

Depth47.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 187 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.606000, 138.949000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h3rq
Coordinates
-2.606, 138.949
Network
us
Significance
449