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USGS usp000dkcj

29 Mar 2005, 00:37

45 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 29.2 km depth.

Depth29.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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2.889000, 96.411000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dkcj
Coordinates
2.889, 96.411
Network
us
Significance
483