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USGS usp000jjat

21 Apr 2012, 02:25

86 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 17.4 km depth.

Depth17.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 86 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia?

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-1.635000, 134.197000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jjat
Coordinates
-1.635, 134.197
Network
us
Significance
554