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USGS usp000dm0t

2 Apr 2005, 17:24

45 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 28.2 km depth.

Depth28.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 45 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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2.888000, 96.398000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dm0t
Coordinates
2.888, 96.398
Network
us
Significance
385