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USGS iscgem892138

7 Nov 1953, 13:03

174 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 174 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia?

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-0.633000, 98.553000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem892138
Coordinates
-0.633, 98.553
Network
iscgem
Significance
569