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USGS us1000hccq

15 Oct 2018, 17:26

39 km SW of Meulaboh, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 49.7 km depth.

Depth49.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km SW of Meulaboh, Indonesia?

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3.875200, 95.895800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hccq
Coordinates
3.8752, 95.8958
Network
us
Significance
385