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USGS usp000jc4z

13 Dec 2011, 07:52

55 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 161 km depth.

Depth161 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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0.041000, 123.030000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jc4z
Coordinates
0.041, 123.03
Network
us
Significance
554