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USGS usp000h46b

19 Nov 2009, 01:14

139 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.973000, 128.214000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h46b
Coordinates
2.973, 128.214
Network
us
Significance
449