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USGS usp000hced

7 May 2010, 08:39

202 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 140 km depth.

Depth140 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 202 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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3.559000, 127.982000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hced
Coordinates
3.559, 127.982
Network
us
Significance
482