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USGS usp000a9s9

17 Feb 2001, 04:28

149 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 149 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia?

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-5.134000, 102.462000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a9s9
Coordinates
-5.134, 102.462
Network
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Significance
385