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USGS usp0008vnn

28 Sept 1998, 14:34

8 km WSW of Sumberpucung, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.6 mwb earthquake at 151.6 km depth.

Depth151.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km WSW of Sumberpucung, Indonesia?

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-8.194000, 112.413000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0008vnn
Coordinates
-8.194, 112.413
Network
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Significance
670