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USGS usp000hejb

26 Jun 2010, 10:50

77 km S of Kawalu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 68 km depth.

Depth68 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km S of Kawalu, Indonesia?

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-8.070000, 108.089000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hejb
Coordinates
-8.07, 108.089
Network
us
Significance
549