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Puzzle #59 was 115 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M6.6 — strong class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
358.6 km — deep
Region
Indonesia and the Sunda arc
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator not set
Felt reports
9 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
green PAGER alert
Tectonic plates
Australian Plate · Eurasian Plate · Philippine Sea Plate
Tectonic context
Subduction along the Sunda arc and interactions among several smaller blocks make Indonesia one of Earth’s most seismically active regions.

Also on the record

USGS reports magnitude M6.6. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Strong (M6.0–6.9)
The hypocentral depth is 358.6 km. Which depth band is it in?
Deep (more than 300 km)
USGS locates the event at “115 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia”. Which broad authored region matches?
Indonesia and the Sunda arc
What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
No — USGS did not set the event’s tsunami indicator; that is not a forecast.
Is this the largest earthquake in the supplied USGS week comparison?
Yes — it is the largest or tied for largest in the supplied week.

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