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USGS usp000h0m1

18 Aug 2009, 18:50

243 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 243 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia?

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-0.911000, 97.950000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h0m1
Coordinates
-0.911, 97.95
Network
us
Significance
536