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USGS usp000ede9

1 Apr 2006, 11:34

163 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 28 km depth.

Depth28 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 163 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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2.271000, 94.926000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ede9
Coordinates
2.271, 94.926
Network
us
Significance
432