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USGS usp000jh7b

4 Apr 2012, 00:42

124 km E of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 124 km E of Tual, Indonesia?

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-5.654000, 133.876000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jh7b
Coordinates
-5.654, 133.876
Network
us
Significance
449