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USGS usp000gwcb

19 Apr 2009, 12:10

17 km S of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 174.8 km depth.

Depth174.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km S of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia?

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2.800000, 99.086000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwcb
Coordinates
2.8, 99.086
Network
us
Significance
400