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USGS usp000j78h

30 Aug 2011, 07:57

236 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 469.8 km depth.

Depth469.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 236 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste?

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-6.362000, 126.752000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j78h
Coordinates
-6.362, 126.752
Network
us
Significance
741