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USGS usp000gfsb

28 Aug 2008, 03:59

44 km W of Komodo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 165.5 km depth.

Depth165.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 44 km W of Komodo, Indonesia?

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-8.632000, 119.092000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gfsb
Coordinates
-8.632, 119.092
Network
us
Significance
385