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USGS usp000hcxz

19 May 2010, 13:42

261 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 306.2 km depth.

Depth306.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 261 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste?

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-6.532000, 128.273000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hcxz
Coordinates
-6.532, 128.273
Network
us
Significance
385