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USGS us6000hljt

16 May 2022, 19:58

161 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 23 km depth.

Depth23 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 161 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia?

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-5.239900, 102.008800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000hljt
Coordinates
-5.2399, 102.0088
Network
us
Significance
518