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USGS usp000dk8d

28 Mar 2005, 17:38

121 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 mb earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia?

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1.230000, 97.487000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dk8d
Coordinates
1.23, 97.487
Network
us
Significance
555