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USGS us20005dql

31 Mar 2016, 20:38

73 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 11.1 km depth.

Depth11.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 June 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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3.121100, 96.200100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005dql
Coordinates
3.1211, 96.2001
Network
us
Significance
400