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USGS usp000gt67

28 Jan 2009, 00:01

208 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 208 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia?

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-0.262000, 98.280000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gt67
Coordinates
-0.262, 98.28
Network
us
Significance
500