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USGS usp000djae

16 Mar 2005, 06:39

101 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 101 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia?

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5.439000, 94.427000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000djae
Coordinates
5.439, 94.427
Network
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Significance
432