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USGS usp000camy

17 Oct 2003, 18:19

142 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.8 mwb earthquake at 35.1 km depth.

Depth35.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 142 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia?

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-5.077000, 102.458000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000camy
Coordinates
-5.077, 102.458
Network
us
Significance
518