Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.8 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2009 April 15 17:47:27 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.8 |
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| Location | 3.088°S, 100.430°E |
| Depth | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 215 km (135 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia 235 km (145 miles) S of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia 390 km (245 miles) WSW of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia 775 km (480 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 8.4 km (5.2 miles); depth +/- 29.4 km (18.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=138, Nph=138, Dmin=850.9 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | us2009fla8 |
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