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USGS usp000dbxc

27 Dec 2004, 16:18

143 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 38 km depth.

Depth38 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 143 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia?

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4.819000, 94.261000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dbxc
Coordinates
4.819, 94.261
Network
us
Significance
385