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USGS usp000jtqw

8 Oct 2012, 12:43

127 km S of Amahai, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.1 mww 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 127 km S of Amahai, Indonesia?

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-4.472000, 129.129000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jtqw
Coordinates
-4.472, 129.129
Network
us
Significance
572