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USGS usp000detx

28 Jan 2005, 03:31

268 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 18.3 km depth.

Depth18.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 268 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia?

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7.960000, 94.041000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000detx
Coordinates
7.96, 94.041
Network
us
Significance
449