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USGS usp000dndk

15 Apr 2005, 14:08

50 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 26.3 km depth.

Depth26.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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2.932000, 96.335000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dndk
Coordinates
2.932, 96.335
Network
us
Significance
432