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USGS usp000jw6g

28 Nov 2012, 08:56

181 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 50.3 km depth.

Depth50.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 181 km W of Tual, Indonesia?

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-5.398000, 131.134000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jw6g
Coordinates
-5.398, 131.134
Network
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Significance
482