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USGS us20002dp5

8 May 2015, 04:12

83 km S of Singkil, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 36 km depth.

Depth36 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km S of Singkil, Indonesia?

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1.540400, 97.902600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20002dp5
Coordinates
1.5404, 97.9026
Network
us
Significance
500