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USGS usp000eqr2

11 Aug 2006, 21:54

9 km SSW of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.2 mwc earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km SSW of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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2.403000, 96.348000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000eqr2
Coordinates
2.403, 96.348
Network
us
Significance
591