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USGS usp000dgmw

21 Feb 2005, 06:10

280 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 28.1 km depth.

Depth28.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 280 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia?

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3.261000, 93.755000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dgmw
Coordinates
3.261, 93.755
Network
us
Significance
416