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USGS usp000g1j1

15 Mar 2008, 14:43

199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 199 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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2.708000, 94.596000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g1j1
Coordinates
2.708, 94.596
Network
us
Significance
554