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USGS usp000e12y

8 Oct 2005, 05:30

37 km S of Singkil, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km S of Singkil, Indonesia?

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1.957000, 97.853000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e12y
Coordinates
1.957, 97.853
Network
us
Significance
482