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USGS usp0009zxx

9 Sept 2000, 07:01

60 km NNE of Sabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 229.3 km depth.

Depth229.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km NNE of Sabang, Indonesia?

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6.422000, 95.456000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009zxx
Coordinates
6.422, 95.456
Network
us
Significance
500