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USGS usp000jts9

9 Oct 2012, 08:49

157 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 157 km W of Abepura, Indonesia?

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-2.720000, 139.224000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jts9
Coordinates
-2.72, 139.224
Network
us
Significance
482