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USGS usp000dkwm

1 Apr 2005, 11:37

43 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mwb earthquake at 26.9 km depth.

Depth26.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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2.873000, 96.391000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dkwm
Coordinates
2.873, 96.391
Network
us
Significance
400