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USGS usp000jsme

20 Sept 2012, 16:52

136 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 94.7 km depth.

Depth94.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 136 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia?

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2.185000, 126.872000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jsme
Coordinates
2.185, 126.872
Network
us
Significance
385