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USGS usp000jhch

7 Apr 2012, 21:09

233 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 79.7 km depth.

Depth79.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 233 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia?

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-6.057000, 130.684000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jhch
Coordinates
-6.057, 130.684
Network
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Significance
416