Magnitude 5.0 - NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
2011 January 28 15:45:42 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 1.971°N, 96.751°E |
| Depth | 19.3 km (12.0 miles) |
| Region | NIAS REGION, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 225 km (140 miles) W of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 275 km (170 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia 565 km (350 miles) WSW of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia 1440 km (890 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 23.8 km (14.8 miles); depth +/- 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=118 km, Rmss=0.66 sec, Gp=162°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usb00015k9 |
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