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USGS usp0001a4r

8 Oct 1980, 17:04

148 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.3 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 148 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia?

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-5.366000, 103.118000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0001a4r
Coordinates
-5.366, 103.118
Network
us
Significance
611