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USGS iscgem903800

23 Aug 1936, 22:12

75 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.9 mw earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia?

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5.260000, 94.714000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem903800
Coordinates
5.26, 94.714
Network
iscgem
Significance
739