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USGS usp000h3ce

24 Oct 2009, 22:04

168 km S of Dompu, Indonesia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 17.4 km depth.

Depth17.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 168 km S of Dompu, Indonesia?

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-10.040000, 118.685000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h3ce
Coordinates
-10.04, 118.685
Network
us
Significance
386