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USGS usp000hmsx

8 Oct 2010, 06:43

124 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.2 mwc earthquake at 120 km depth.

Depth120 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 124 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.831000, 128.217000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hmsx
Coordinates
2.831, 128.217
Network
us
Significance
593