QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem889902
USGS iscgem889902
9 Sept 1955, 10:42
118 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 40.6 km depth.
Published location
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-1.995000, 100.141000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem889902
Coordinates
-1.995, 100.141
Network
iscgem
Significance
554