Magnitude 5.6 - BANDA SEA
2009 April 20 12:21:21 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 5.6 |
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Date-Time |
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Location | 4.114°S, 129.718°E |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
Region | BANDA SEA |
Distances | 180 km (110 miles) ESE of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia 400 km (250 miles) SSW of Sorong, Papua, Indonesia 930 km (580 miles) N of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 2550 km (1590 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters | NST= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.22 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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Event ID | us2009frax |
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