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USGS usp000jv35

6 Nov 2012, 01:38

136 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb 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 136 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia?

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1.281000, 122.088000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jv35
Coordinates
1.281, 122.088
Network
us
Significance
385