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USGS usp0009wmb

16 Jul 2000, 17:11

154 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 154 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia?

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-5.193000, 102.177000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009wmb
Coordinates
-5.193, 102.177
Network
us
Significance
432