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USGS us2000a7q2

13 Aug 2017, 04:08

71 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 31 km depth.

Depth31 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia?

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-3.768200, 101.622800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000a7q2
Coordinates
-3.7682, 101.6228
Network
us
Significance
642