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Magnitude 5.0 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

2009 April 16 19:55:28 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude5.0
Date-Time
Location 3.322°S, 100.308°E
Depth35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
RegionKEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Distances225 km (140 miles) WNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
260 km (165 miles) S of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
415 km (260 miles) WSW of Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia
780 km (485 miles) WNW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 11.6 km (7.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=877.3 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp=112°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009fmbp
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