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USGS usp000fr0q

21 Oct 2007, 17:25

157 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 27.6 km depth.

Depth27.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 157 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia?

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-3.592000, 100.859000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fr0q
Coordinates
-3.592, 100.859
Network
us
Significance
482