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USGS usp000h0d2

15 Aug 2009, 05:04

66 km S of Bireun, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 54.3 km depth.

Depth54.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km S of Bireun, Indonesia?

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4.603000, 96.625000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h0d2
Coordinates
4.603, 96.625
Network
us
Significance
386