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USGS usp000aet8

11 May 2001, 23:18

66 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 80.2 km depth.

Depth80.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km SSW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia?

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0.881000, 98.945000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000aet8
Coordinates
0.881, 98.945
Network
us
Significance
416