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USGS usp000htap

18 Jan 2011, 11:33

16 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia?

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2.632000, 96.404000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000htap
Coordinates
2.632, 96.404
Network
us
Significance
536