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USGS us200082ej

18 Dec 2016, 19:24

81 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 50.7 km depth.

Depth50.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 81 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia?

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5.410700, 94.610900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200082ej
Coordinates
5.4107, 94.6109
Network
us
Significance
432