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USGS us7000jgnz

1 Mar 2023, 23:05

southern Sumatra, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 93.3 km depth.

Depth93.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 May 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Sumatra, Indonesia?

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-1.565500, 100.838400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jgnz
Coordinates
-1.5655, 100.8384
Network
us
Significance
385